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About Morakha Village

Morakha is a large village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,374, made up of 1,736 males and 1,638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1304.7 hectares hectares.

Morakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morakha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 1304.7 hectares
Population 3,374
Male Population 1,736
Female Population 1,638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morakha compares

By the 2011 count Morakha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 1304.7 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Morakha

Morakha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Morakha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Morakha from other places

Morakha lies about 51 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barchi Road, about 9.3 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 Morakha
Nearest railway station Barchi Road 9.3 km
Nearest town Multai 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 27 km
District headquarters Betul 51 km

Villages closest to Morakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morakha village had a population of 3,374. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Morakha village has 1,736 males and 1,638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morakha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Morakha covers 1304.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morakha falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Morakha is Barchi Road, about 9.3 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 village for Morakha.

Morakha is about 51 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morakha is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Barchi Road is about 9.3 km away. Multai is about 21 km away. Amla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindarai (2.1 km), Banga (2.6 km) and Kekadiya (2.9 km).

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

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