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About Morlu Village

Morlu is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 88 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morlu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 40.65 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 88
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morlu compares

By the 2011 count Morlu is the 270th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 40.65 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Morlu

Morlu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Morlu as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Metyal, Minapara, Mirga and Mohanchak. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Morlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Morlu village had a population of 169. That makes it the 270th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Morlu village has 88 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morlu has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Morlu is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morlu covers 40.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morlu falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Morlu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Morlu.

Morlu is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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