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About Morwad Village

Morwad is a mid sized village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,734, made up of 897 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1093 hectares hectares.

Morwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Area (hectares) 1093 hectares
Population 1,734
Male Population 897
Female Population 837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morwad compares

By the 2011 count Morwad is the 53rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 1093 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Morwad

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

Morwad lies about 119 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pophlaj, about 13 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 Morwad
Tehsil headquarters Karmala 11 km
Nearest town Karmāla 11 km
Nearest railway station Pophlaj 13 km
District headquarters Solapur 119 km

Villages closest to Morwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morwad village had a population of 1,734. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Morwad village has 897 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morwad has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Morwad covers 1093 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Morwad falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Morwad is Pophlaj, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Morwad.

Morwad is about 119 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morwad is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Karmala is about 11 km away. Karmāla is about 11 km away. Pophlaj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanjarwadi (3.6 km), Vihal (3.8 km) and Veet (4.1 km).

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

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