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About Morchapur Village

Morchapur is a mid sized village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 400 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morchapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morchapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Pincode 442104
Area (hectares) 186.48 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 400
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morchapur compares

By the 2011 count Morchapur is the 43rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 186.48 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Morchapur

Morchapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Morchapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Morchapur from other places

Morchapur lies about 11 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Seloo Road, about 2.7 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 Morchapur
Nearest railway station Seloo Road 2.7 km
Nearest town Pipri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 11 km
District headquarters Wardha 11 km

Villages closest to Morchapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morchapur village had a population of 744. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Morchapur village has 400 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morchapur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Morchapur is 442104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morchapur covers 186.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morchapur falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Morchapur is Seloo Road, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Morchapur.

Morchapur is about 11 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morchapur is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Seloo Road is about 2.7 km away. Pipri is about 10 km away. Seloo is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanapur (under 2 km), Wahitpur (under 2 km) and Kanhapur (1.6 km).

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

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