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About Morath Village

Morath is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 119 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 73.95 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 119
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Morath compares

By the 2011 count Morath is the 25th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 73.95 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Morath

Morath is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Morath as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Morath from other places

Morath lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Morath
Nearest town Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Morath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baroh 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 Morath

As per the Census of India 2011, Morath village had a population of 251. That makes it the 25th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Morath village has 119 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morath has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Morath is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morath covers 73.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morath falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Morath is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Morath.

Morath is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morath is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 22 km away. Baroh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhordha (under 2 km), Chaprehr (2.6 km) and Chudrehr (2.6 km).

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

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