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About Morjhar Village

Morjhar is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 372 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.53 hectares hectares.

Morjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morjhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 375.53 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 372
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morjhar compares

By the 2011 count Morjhar is the 40th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 375.53 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Morjhar

Morjhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Morjhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Morjhar from other places

Morjhar lies about 26 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 22 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 Morjhar
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Namli 22 km
District headquarters Ratlam 26 km
Nearest town Ratlām 26 km

Villages closest to Morjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morjhar village had a population of 777. That makes it the 40th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Morjhar village has 372 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morjhar has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Morjhar covers 375.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morjhar falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Morjhar is Namli, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Morjhar.

Morjhar is about 26 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morjhar is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 7.9 km away. Namli is about 22 km away. Ratlam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganava (under 2 km), Mahigaon (under 2 km) and Panthwari (under 2 km).

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

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