About Morai Village

Morai is one of the larger villages in Ambattur tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,873, made up of 5,462 males and 5,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1163.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ambattur
Pincode	600055
Area (hectares)	1163.09 hectares
Population	10,873
Male Population	5,462
Female Population	5,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 8 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 8 km distance

How Morai compares

By the 2011 count Morai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents. Its 1163.09 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Morai

Morai 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 Morai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 8 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Morai from other places

Morai lies about 19 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Pattabiram E Depot, about 3.1 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 Morai
Nearest railway station	Pattabiram E Depot	3.1 km
Nearest town	Avadi	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambattur	12 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	19 km

Villages closest to Morai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morai village had a population of 10,873. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents.

Morai village has 5,462 males and 5,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morai has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Morai is 600055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morai covers 1163.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Morai falls under Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Morai is Pattabiram E Depot, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 8 km distance for Morai.

Morai is about 19 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morai is in Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pattabiram E Depot is about 3.1 km away. Avadi is about 6.6 km away. Ambattur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.