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About Morand Village

Morand is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 722 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 837.08 hectares hectares.

Morand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morand village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 837.08 hectares
Population 1,431
Male Population 722
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morand compares

By the 2011 count Morand is the 56th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 837.08 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Morand

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

Morand lies about 18 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barsali, about 4.7 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 Morand
Nearest railway station Barsali 4.7 km
Nearest town Amla 6.0 km
District headquarters Betul 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 23 km

Villages closest to Morand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morand village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 56th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Morand village has 722 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morand has about 982 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 999.

Morand covers 837.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Morand falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Morand is Barsali, about 4.7 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 Morand.

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

Morand is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Barsali is about 4.7 km away. Amla is about 6.0 km away. Betul 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 Raiamla (6.0 km), Jhirikhapa (6.5 km) and Somlapur (7.9 km).

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

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