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About Morgaon Village

Morgaon is a mid sized village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 769 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares.

Morgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 451 hectares
Population 1,560
Male Population 769
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morgaon compares

By the 2011 count Morgaon is the 20th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 451 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Morgaon

Morgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Morgaon as Available within village. 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 Morgaon from other places

Morgaon lies about 16 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 8.8 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 Morgaon
Nearest railway station Koka 8.8 km
Nearest town Tumsar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 16 km
District headquarters Bhandara 16 km

Villages closest to Morgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morgaon village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 20th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Morgaon village has 769 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morgaon has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Morgaon covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morgaon falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Morgaon is Koka, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Morgaon.

Morgaon is about 16 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morgaon is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Koka is about 8.8 km away. Tumsar is about 12 km away. Lakhani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pardi (2.9 km), Dongargaon (3.5 km) and Pimpalgaon (6.2 km).

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

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