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About Morsu Jhira Village

Morsu Jhira is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 150 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morsu Jhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morsu Jhira village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 150
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morsu Jhira compares

By the 2011 count Morsu Jhira is the 59th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Morsu Jhira

Morsu Jhira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Morsu Jhira as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Morsu Jhira from other places

Morsu Jhira lies about 25 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 39 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Morsu Jhira
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 33 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 39 km

Villages closest to Morsu Jhira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Morsu Jhira

As per the Census of India 2011, Morsu Jhira village had a population of 290. That makes it the 59th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Morsu Jhira village has 150 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morsu Jhira has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Morsu Jhira is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morsu Jhira covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Morsu Jhira falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Morsu Jhira is Joginder Nagar, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Morsu Jhira.

Morsu Jhira is about 25 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morsu Jhira is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Hamirpur is about 25 km away. Barsar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhiralari (under 2 km), Labahan (1.6 km) and Morsu Patti (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Morsu Jhira today is likely to be higher.

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