About Morur Village

Morur is one of the larger villages in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,568, made up of 4,847 males and 4,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2100.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Sankari
Pincode	637302
Area (hectares)	2100.8 hectares
Population	9,568
Male Population	4,847
Female Population	4,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Morur compares

By the 2011 count Morur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 2100.8 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Morur

Morur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Morur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Morur from other places

Morur lies about 40 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Sankari Durg, about 2.8 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 Morur
Nearest railway station	Sankari Durg	2.8 km
Nearest town	Tiruchengode	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankari	5.9 km
District headquarters	Salem	40 km

Villages closest to Morur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morur village had a population of 9,568. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Morur village has 4,847 males and 4,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Morur is 637302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morur covers 2100.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morur falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Morur is Sankari Durg, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Morur.

Morur is about 40 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morur is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Sankari Durg is about 2.8 km away. Tiruchengode is about 5.3 km away. Sankari is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.