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About Morab Village

Morab is one of the larger villages in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,746, made up of 4,500 males and 4,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1636.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591235, 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 Raybag
Pincode 591235
Area (hectares) 1636.32 hectares
Population 8,746
Male Population 4,500
Female Population 4,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morab compares

By the 2011 count Morab is the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 1636.32 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Morab

Morab is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Morab as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 84 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chinchli, about 4.6 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 Chinchli 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Raybag 9.1 km
Nearest town Kudachi 12 km
District headquarters Belgaum 84 km

Villages closest to Morab

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raybag 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 8,746. That makes it the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Morab village has 4,500 males and 4,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morab has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Morab is 591235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morab covers 1636.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morab falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Morab is Chinchli, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Morab.

Morab is about 84 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 Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Chinchli is about 4.6 km away. Raybag is about 9.1 km away. Kudachi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alagawadi (4.1 km), Bekkeri (4.5 km) and Chinchali (6.0 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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