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About Moriya Village

Moriya is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 199 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.55 hectares hectares.

Moriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 277.55 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 199
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Moriya compares

By the 2011 count Moriya is the 112th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 277.55 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 901.

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 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 74 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Kareli, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters Deori 17 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 17 km
Nearest railway station Kareli 35 km
District headquarters Sagar 74 km

Villages closest to Moriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moriya village had a population of 391. That makes it the 112th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Moriya village has 199 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moriya has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Moriya covers 277.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Moriya falls under Deori tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moriya is Kareli, about 35 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 Moriya.

Moriya is about 74 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moriya is in Deori tehsil of Sagar district. Deori is about 17 km away. Deori Khās is about 17 km away. Kareli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotegaon (under 2 km), Kishanpur (under 2 km) and Nirandpur (1.9 km).

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

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