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About Moroshi Village

Moroshi is a small village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 70 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares.

Moroshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moroshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 70
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moroshi compares

By the 2011 count Moroshi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Moroshi

Moroshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Moroshi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Moroshi from other places

Moroshi lies about 78 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khardi, about 41 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 Moroshi
Nearest town Junnar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Murbad 33 km
Nearest railway station Khardi 41 km
District headquarters Thane 78 km

Villages closest to Moroshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moroshi village had a population of 142. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Moroshi village has 70 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moroshi has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Moroshi covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Moroshi falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Moroshi is Khardi, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Moroshi.

Moroshi is about 78 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moroshi is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Junnar is about 24 km away. Murbad is about 33 km away. Khardi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khateghar (6.9 km), Kharshet Umbroli (7.6 km) and Awalegaon (7.7 km).

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

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