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Morchida

Chopda mandal
Pincode 425108
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Morchida observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

14 Sept

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
526633
Pincode
425108
Post office
Akulkheda
Population
866
Households
152
Literacy rate
49.4%
Sex ratio
1005 ♀/1000♂
Workers
284
Distance to district centre
91 km
Distance to mandal centre
74 km
Distance to Mumbai
353 km
Distance to Hyderabad
565 km
Nearest railway station
Bhortex · 38 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Balwadi · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Morchida compares

By population, Morchida ranks #82 of 114 villages in Chopda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.4%
−10.3% vs mandal average
Morchida
49.4%
Chopda mandal
59.7%
Jalgaon district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
+69 vs mandal average
Morchida
1,005
Chopda mandal
936
Household size
people per home
5.7
+1.0 vs mandal average
Morchida
5.7
Chopda mandal
4.7

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

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Morchida at a glance

Morchida is a village of 866 people in 152 households (Census 2011) in Chopda taluka, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, the 82nd-largest of 114 villages in Chopda taluka. Literacy is 49%, 10 points below the taluka average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 91 km from the Jalgaon district centre, 21 km from Chahardi, the nearest town, 38 km from Bhortex railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 425108, served by Akulkheda post office; the LGD village code is 526633. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Balwadi, 6 km away. The village votes in Jalgaon Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gulab Raghunath Patil. The population is estimated at 1,021 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Morchida

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Morchida · this village86649%
Higaon · Shirpur1,37136%2.4 km W
Amalwadi · Chopda70538%3.2 km E
Khamkheda Pr. Ambe · Shirpur2,25543%3.6 km W
Satrasen · Chopda3,66254%5.3 km SW
Umarti · Varla1,09048%6.2 km E
Hingwa · Varla3,90025%7.1 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Morchida

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
16
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHOPDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
66
Irrigated area (ha)
50
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Morchida

LGD code
526633
Pincode
425108
Post office
Akulkheda
Population (Census 2011)
866
Population (projected 2026)
1,021
Households
152
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1005
Literacy rate
49.4%
Coordinates
21.40092°N, 75.17825°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Jalgaon
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jalgaon Rural
Member of Parliament
Smita Wagh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gulab Raghunath Patil
Block / Mandal
Chopda
Getting there

How to reach Morchida

Mandal centre
Chopda · ≈ 74 km
≈ 2 h 32 min by car · 3 h 1 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jalgaon · ≈ 91 km
≈ 3 h 8 min by car · 3 h 43 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,115 people
Chahardi · ≈ 21 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai353 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad565 km
  • Delhi828 km
  • Bengaluru972 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhortex38 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Balwadi6 km
  • Petrol pumpYash Petrolium17 km
  • CollegePodar International School59 km
  • Police stationChopda Gramin Police station21 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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