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About Morgavhan Village

Morgavhan is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 758 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676.45 hectares hectares.

Morgavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morgavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 676.45 hectares
Population 1,431
Male Population 758
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morgavhan compares

By the 2011 count Morgavhan is the 52nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 676.45 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Morgavhan

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

Morgavhan lies about 49 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 43 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 Morgavhan
Tehsil headquarters Risod 10 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 43 km
District headquarters Washim 49 km

Villages closest to Morgavhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morgavhan village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Morgavhan village has 758 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morgavhan has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Morgavhan covers 676.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morgavhan falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Morgavhan is Kekatumar, about 43 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 Morgavhan.

Morgavhan is about 49 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morgavhan is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 10 km away. Kekatumar is about 43 km away. Washim is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhar Jahagir (1.6 km), Chakoli (1.8 km) and Asola (3.7 km).

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

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