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About Mortalay Village

Mortalay is a large village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,826, made up of 1,444 males and 1,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 841.11 hectares hectares.

Mortalay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mortalay village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pansemal
Area (hectares) 841.11 hectares
Population 2,826
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Mortalay compares

By the 2011 count Mortalay is the 9th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 841.11 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Mortalay

Mortalay is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mortalay 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 Mortalay from other places

Mortalay lies about 46 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 41 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 Mortalay
Tehsil headquarters Pansemal 9.6 km
Nearest town Shāhāda 24 km
Nearest railway station Ranala 41 km
District headquarters Barwani 46 km

Villages closest to Mortalay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mortalay village had a population of 2,826. That makes it the 9th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Mortalay village has 1,444 males and 1,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mortalay has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Mortalay covers 841.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mortalay falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mortalay is Ranala, about 41 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 Mortalay.

Mortalay is about 46 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mortalay is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Pansemal is about 9.6 km away. Shāhāda is about 24 km away. Ranala is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Temli (under 2 km), Bhadgone (2.1 km) and Amjhiri (2.1 km).

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

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