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About Morkara Village

Morkara is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,744, made up of 892 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Morkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morkara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 1,744
Male Population 892
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Morkara compares

By the 2011 count Morkara is the 47th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Morkara

The census records public bus service for Morkara 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Makunddi, Maradi, Marma and Mera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Morkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Morkara village had a population of 1,744. That makes it the 47th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Morkara village has 892 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morkara has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Morkara covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Morkara falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Morkara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Morkara.

Morkara is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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