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About Mora Village

Mora is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,141 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 139.44 hectares
Population 2,282
Male Population 1,141
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mora compares

By the 2011 count Mora is the 37th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 139.44 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Mora

The census records public bus service for Mora 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mora from other places

Mora lies about 37 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bahir Khanda, about 3.8 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 Mora
Nearest railway station Bahir Khanda 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 6.2 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 7.9 km
District headquarters Hugli 37 km

Villages closest to Mora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mora village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 37th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Mora village has 1,141 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mora has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Mora is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mora covers 139.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mora falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mora is Bahir Khanda, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mora.

Mora is about 37 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mora is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Bahir Khanda is about 3.8 km away. Haripal is about 6.2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Gopinathpur (2.0 km), Purbba Gopinathpur (2.0 km) and Dipa (2.8 km).

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

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