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About Morgaon Village

Morgaon is a mid sized village in Mohadi tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 285 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.95 hectares hectares.

Morgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Mohadi
Area (hectares) 442.95 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 285
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Morgaon compares

By the 2011 count Morgaon is the 77th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 442.95 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1002.

Getting to Morgaon

Morgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Morgaon 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Mohadi 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Koka 8.8 km
Nearest town Tumsar 12 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 Mohadi 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 536. That makes it the 77th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Morgaon village has 285 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morgaon has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Morgaon covers 442.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Morgaon falls under Mohadi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district. Mohadi is about 2.7 km away. Koka is about 8.8 km away. Tumsar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahalgaon (under 2 km), Kanhadgaon (1.8 km) and Kanhalgaon (1.9 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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