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About Mori Joshiyan Village

Mori Joshiyan is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,744, made up of 921 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mori Joshiyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mori Joshiyan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342027
Area (hectares) 885.6 hectares
Population 1,744
Male Population 921
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mori Joshiyan compares

By the 2011 count Mori Joshiyan is the 38th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 885.6 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Mori Joshiyan

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

Mori Joshiyan lies about 31 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Salawas, about 23 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 Mori Joshiyan
Nearest town Keru 23 km
Nearest railway station Salawas 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 26 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 31 km

Villages closest to Mori Joshiyan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Luni 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 Mori Joshiyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mori Joshiyan village had a population of 1,744. That makes it the 38th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Mori Joshiyan village has 921 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mori Joshiyan has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Mori Joshiyan is 342027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mori Joshiyan covers 885.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mori Joshiyan falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mori Joshiyan is Salawas, about 23 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 Mori Joshiyan.

Mori Joshiyan is about 31 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mori Joshiyan is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Keru is about 23 km away. Salawas is about 23 km away. Luni is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naya Sajara (2.4 km), Naya Sajara Khurd (2.4 km) and Sajara (2.4 km).

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

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