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About Morwa Village

Morwa is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 96 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 781 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares.

Morwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 96
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 781
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 Morwa compares

By the 2011 count Morwa is the 102nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 943.

Getting to Morwa

Morwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Morwa 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 Morwa from other places

Morwa lies about 9.9 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Choti Padoli, about 2.6 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 Morwa
Nearest railway station Choti Padoli 2.6 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 9.9 km
Nearest town Chānda 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 15 km

Villages closest to Morwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morwa village had a population of 171. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Morwa village has 96 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morwa has about 781 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Morwa covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Morwa falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Morwa is Choti Padoli, about 2.6 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 Morwa.

Morwa is about 9.9 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morwa is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Choti Padoli is about 2.6 km away. Chandrapur is about 9.9 km away. Chānda is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagpur Rith (2.8 km), Saiwan (4.2 km) and Tirur Rith (4.3 km).

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

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