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About Moraidih Village

Moraidih is a small village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 188 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moraidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moraidih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 188
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Moraidih compares

By the 2011 count Moraidih is the 78th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Moraidih

Moraidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Moraidih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moraidih from other places

Moraidih lies about 60 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Manikui, about 8.8 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 Moraidih
Nearest railway station Manikui 8.8 km
Nearest town Bhetia 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Balarampur 32 km
District headquarters Puruliya 60 km

Villages closest to Moraidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moraidih village had a population of 350. That makes it the 78th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Moraidih village has 188 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moraidih has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Moraidih is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moraidih covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moraidih falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Moraidih is Manikui, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Moraidih.

Moraidih is about 60 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moraidih is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Manikui is about 8.8 km away. Bhetia is about 21 km away. Balarampur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darda (6.1 km), Bhaluka (8.5 km) and Khayradih (12 km).

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

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