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About Mora Kander Village

Mora Kander is a mid sized village in Hamirpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 647 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.66 hectares hectares.

Mora Kander Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mora Kander village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Hamirpur
Area (hectares) 254.66 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 647
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mora Kander compares

By the 2011 count Mora Kander is the 86th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 254.66 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 860.

Getting to Mora Kander

Mora Kander is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mora Kander as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mora Kander from other places

Mora Kander lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 21 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 Mora Kander
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hamirpur 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 37 km

Villages closest to Mora Kander

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hamirpur 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 Mora Kander

As per the Census of India 2011, Mora Kander village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 86th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Mora Kander village has 647 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mora Kander has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 860.

Mora Kander covers 254.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mora Kander falls under Hamirpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mora Kander is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mora Kander.

Mora Kander is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mora Kander is in Hamirpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 21 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Dharamsala is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahraoli Daria (2.5 km), Bahrauli Danda (2.5 km) and Bardaha Sahijana Danda (5.1 km).

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

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