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About Morang Village

Morang is a large village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,217, made up of 1,135 males and 1,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 519 hectares
Population 2,217
Male Population 1,135
Female Population 1,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morang compares

By the 2011 count Morang is the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Morang

Morang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Morang 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Morang from other places

Morang lies about 32 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 18 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 Morang
Tehsil headquarters Basia 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 18 km
District headquarters Gumla 32 km
Nearest town Gumlā 32 km

Villages closest to Morang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morang village had a population of 2,217. That makes it the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Morang village has 1,135 males and 1,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morang has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Morang is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morang covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morang falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Morang is Kurkura, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Morang.

Morang is about 32 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morang is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 9.3 km away. Kurkura is about 18 km away. Gumla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patura (1.9 km), Raykera (2.0 km) and Kindarkela (2.1 km).

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

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