# Morsanda Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/morsanda/ Village · Falka, Katihar # Morsanda Morsanda is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,519 people in 1,734 households**, the 5th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%. - 8,519people (2011) - 1,734households - 49.6%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Morsanda PIN code and other codes Morsanda falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMorsanda - Community development blockFalka - Census village code224288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Morsanda from nearby towns? - Falka (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)30 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)30 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Morsanda? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Morsanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Haseli - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Salehpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Morsanda known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 785 hectares of village land is sown, and 389 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Morsanda Of every 100 households in Morsanda in 2011, 12 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Morsanda · ■ Falka rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **5% Toilet within the home ****17%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****24%** **30% Television ****10%** **7% Mobile phone ****38%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **36% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Morsanda? ■ Morsanda · ■ Falka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%** **47.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **976 Working population ****41.1%** **39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.4% for men and 43.5% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 527 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,444 (41%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,354 (39%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Falka - Sohtha15,223 people - Bhangha10,184 people - Pothia9,718 people - Salehpur8,851 people - Pirmokam7,052 people - Hathwara6,758 people - Gobindpur6,666 people - Bharsia6,232 people [All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Morsanda from Katihar?30 km by road - What is the population of Morsanda?8,519 (Census 2011) - Which district is Morsanda in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Morsanda?49.6% (Census 2011)