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About Morahi Village

Morahi is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 621 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231215
Area (hectares) 176.09 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 621
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morahi compares

By the 2011 count Morahi is the 74th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 176.09 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Morahi

Morahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Morahi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Morahi from other places

Morahi lies about 18 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 14 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 Morahi
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 12 km
Nearest railway station Khairahi 14 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 18 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 18 km

Villages closest to Morahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morahi village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 74th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Morahi village has 621 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morahi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Morahi is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morahi covers 176.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Morahi falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Morahi is Khairahi, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Morahi.

Morahi is about 18 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morahi is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 12 km away. Khairahi is about 14 km away. Sonbhadra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawnkunda (under 2 km), Kunda (under 2 km) and Panauli (under 2 km).

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

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