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About Morgi Village

Morgi is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 193 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morgi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 175.98 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 193
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morgi compares

By the 2011 count Morgi is the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 175.98 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Morgi

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

Morgi lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 43 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 Morgi
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 43 km

Villages closest to Morgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morgi village had a population of 432. That makes it the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Morgi village has 193 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morgi has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Morgi is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morgi covers 175.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morgi falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Morgi is Dehradun, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Morgi.

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

Morgi is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 18 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Mussoorie is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matholi (under 2 km), Dharasu (under 2 km) and Dharasu Range (under 2 km).

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

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