About Moranwali Village

Moranwali is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,838, made up of 1,481 males and 1,357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1089 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moranwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moranwali village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144531
Area (hectares)	1089 hectares
Population	2,838
Male Population	1,481
Female Population	1,357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Moranwali compares

By the 2011 count Moranwali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 1089 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Moranwali

Moranwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Moranwali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Moranwali from other places

Moranwali lies about 35 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Satnaur Badesron, about 5.3 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 Moranwali
Nearest railway station	Satnaur Badesron	5.3 km
Nearest town	Banga	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	8.7 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	35 km

Villages closest to Moranwali

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

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Common questions about Moranwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Moranwali village had a population of 2,838. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Moranwali village has 1,481 males and 1,357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moranwali has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Moranwali is 144531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moranwali covers 1089 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moranwali falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Moranwali is Satnaur Badesron, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Moranwali.

Moranwali is about 35 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moranwali is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Satnaur Badesron is about 5.3 km away. Banga is about 8.4 km away. Garhshankar is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.