About Moriya Village

Moriya is a large village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,224, made up of 1,172 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1397 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moriya village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Phalodi
Pincode	342308
Area (hectares)	1397 hectares
Population	2,224
Male Population	1,172
Female Population	1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Moriya compares

By the 2011 count Moriya is the 45th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1397 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Moriya

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

Moriya lies about 103 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Lohwat, about 18 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 Moriya
Nearest railway station	Marwar Lohwat	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phalodi	26 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	103 km

Villages closest to Moriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moriya village had a population of 2,224. That makes it the 45th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Moriya village has 1,172 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moriya has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Moriya is 342308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moriya covers 1397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Moriya falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Moriya is Marwar Lohwat, about 18 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 village for Moriya.

Moriya is about 103 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moriya is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Marwar Lohwat is about 18 km away. Phalodi is about 26 km away. Jodhpur is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.