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Morjhar

मोरझर
Sailana mandal
Pincode 457550
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prakash maida
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LGD code
470439
Pincode
457550
Post office
Sailana
Population
777
Households
153
Literacy rate
13.4%
Sex ratio
1089 ♀/1000♂
Workers
639
Distance to district centre
36 km
Distance to mandal centre
16 km
Distance to Bhopal
263 km
Distance to Mumbai
532 km
Nearest railway station
Namli · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Sarwan · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Morjhar compares

By population, Morjhar ranks #44 of 241 villages in Sailana mandal.

Literacy rate
%
13.4%
−22.3% vs mandal average
Morjhar
13.4%
Sailana mandal
35.7%
Ratlam district
56.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,089
+97 vs mandal average
Morjhar
1,089
Sailana mandal
992
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Morjhar
5.1
Sailana mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Morjhar at a glance

Morjhar is a village of 777 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Sailana tehsil, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh, the 44th-largest of 241 villages in Sailana tehsil. Literacy is 13%, 22 points below the tehsil average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,089 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Ratlam district centre, 54 km from Ghatol, the nearest town, 22 km from Namli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 457550, served by Sailana post office; the LGD village code is 470439. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Sarwan, 2 km away. The sarpanch is prakash maida. The population is estimated at 916 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Punyakhedi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Morjhar · this village77713%
Ganava · Sailana16621%0.7 km N
Mahigaon · Sailana12916%1.1 km NW
Mahigaon · Udaynagar1,53444%1.1 km NW
Panthwari · Sailana27134%1.4 km N
Badi Kalan · Badi1.8 km S
Badi Kalan · Sailana37530%1.8 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Morjhar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAILANA
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
375.53
Irrigated area (ha)
21.7
Forest area (ha)
196.34

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Morjhar

LGD code
470439
Pincode
457550
Post office
Sailana
Population (Census 2011)
777
Population (projected 2026)
916
Households
153
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1089
Literacy rate
13.4%
Coordinates
23.49247°N, 74.85194°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ratlam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ratlam Rural
Member of Parliament
Anita Nagar Singh Chouhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
prakash maida
Block / Mandal
Sailana
Getting there

How to reach Morjhar

Mandal centre
Sailana · ≈ 16 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ratlam · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 13 min by car · 1 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,049 people
Ghatol · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 50 min by car · 2 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal263 kmcapital
  • Mumbai532 km
  • Delhi616 km
  • Hyderabad777 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNamli22 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Sarwan2 km
  • CollegePrincipal's Bungalow31 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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