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About Morab Village

Morab is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 222 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morab village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 395.94 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 222
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morab compares

By the 2011 count Morab is the 152nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 395.94 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Morab

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

How far is Morab from other places

Morab lies about 18 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Desur, about 14 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 Morab
Nearest railway station Desur 14 km
District headquarters Belgaum 18 km
Nearest town Belagavi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 20 km

Villages closest to Morab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morab village had a population of 422. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Morab village has 222 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morab has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Morab is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morab covers 395.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Morab falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Morab is Desur, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Morab.

Morab is about 18 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morab is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Desur is about 14 km away. Belgaum is about 18 km away. Belagavi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bailur (2.1 km), Betageri (3.4 km) and Kusamalli (5.0 km).

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

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