About Moriya Village

Moriya is a mid sized village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,628, made up of 833 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.48 hectares hectares.

Moriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moriya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Ratlam
Tehsil	Jaora
Area (hectares)	740.48 hectares
Population	1,628
Male Population	833
Female Population	795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Moriya compares

By the 2011 count Moriya is the 27th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 740.48 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Moriya

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

How far is Moriya from other places

Moriya lies about 51 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, 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 Moriya
Nearest railway station	Dhodhar	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaora	16 km
District headquarters	Ratlam	51 km

Villages closest to Moriya

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

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Common questions about Moriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Moriya village had a population of 1,628. That makes it the 27th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Moriya village has 833 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moriya has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Moriya covers 740.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moriya falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moriya is Dhodhar, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Moriya.

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

Moriya is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Dhodhar is about 4.7 km away. Jaora is about 16 km away. Ratlam is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.