# Morba Village, Gariadhar, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gariadhar, Bhavnagar 

# Morba

Morba is a village in Gariadhar sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,478 people in 287 households**, the 28th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,478people (2011)
- 287households
- 71.6%literacy
- 364505PIN code

## Morba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Morba is 364505.** Morba falls in Gariadhar sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364505
- Gram panchayatMorba
- Community development blockGariadhar
- Census village code516443

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Morba from nearby towns?

- Gariadhar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Gariadhar (nearest town)5 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 Morba?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Morba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gariadhar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gariadhar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gariadhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Morba known for?

The main crops are **wheat, ground nut and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 85% of the 614 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Morba

Of every 100 households in Morba in 2011, 96 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Morba · ■ Gariadhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**55%

Tap water ****98%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**80%

Use banking services ****76%**

**43%

Television ****50%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

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 Morba?

■ Morba · ■ Gariadhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**875

Working population ****47.2%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 59.9% for women. 68% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 178 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (40%) · **■** Other work 147 (21%) · **■** Marginal 94 (13%)

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 Gariadhar

- Luvara1,574 people
- Navagam1,558 people
- Mangadh1,511 people
- Timba1,499 people
- Bhandariya1,415 people
- Chomal1,370 people
- Paldi1,347 people
- Ratanvav1,234 people

[All 51 villages in Gariadhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/gariadhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Morba?364505
- How far is Morba from Bhavnagar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Morba?1,478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Morba in?Bhavnagar district (Gariadhar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Morba?71.6% (Census 2011)
