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About Moorbada Village

Moorbada is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 331 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 998 hectares hectares.

Moorbada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moorbada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 998 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 331
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 801
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Moorbada compares

By the 2011 count Moorbada is the 63rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 998 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Moorbada

Moorbada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Moorbada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moorbada from other places

Moorbada lies about 34 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, 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 Moorbada
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 21 km
District headquarters Sheopur 34 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 35 km

Villages closest to Moorbada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moorbada village had a population of 596. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Moorbada village has 331 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moorbada has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Moorbada covers 998 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Moorbada falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moorbada is Sheopur Kalan, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Moorbada.

Moorbada is about 34 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moorbada is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 21 km away. Sheopur is about 34 km away. Sheopur Kalan 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 Jhirnya (2.6 km), Pehla (3.4 km) and Bhawarkuwa (5.1 km).

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

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