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About Morukhedi Village

Morukhedi is a mid sized village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 333 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.57 hectares hectares.

Morukhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morukhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 308.57 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 333
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morukhedi compares

By the 2011 count Morukhedi is the 115th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 308.57 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Morukhedi

Morukhedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Morukhedi as Available within 10+ 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 Morukhedi from other places

Morukhedi lies about 52 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 47 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 Morukhedi
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 12 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 47 km
District headquarters Sehore 52 km

Villages closest to Morukhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morukhedi village had a population of 658. That makes it the 115th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Morukhedi village has 333 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morukhedi has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Morukhedi covers 308.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morukhedi falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Morukhedi is Jabri, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Morukhedi.

Morukhedi is about 52 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morukhedi is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 12 km away. Jabri is about 47 km away. Sehore is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannod Mirzi (1.6 km), Sanga Khedi (1.9 km) and Dewan Khedi (2.1 km).

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

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