# Morchand Village, Ghogha, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/ghogha/morchand/ Village · Ghogha, Bhavnagar # Morchand Morchand is a village in Ghogha sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364050**. The 2011 Census counted **4,492 people in 762 households**, the 2nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 4,492people (2011) - 762households - 74.3%literacy - 364050PIN code ## Morchand PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Morchand is 364050.** Morchand falls in Ghogha sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364050 - Gram panchayatMorchand - Community development blockGhogha - Census village code516317 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Morchand from nearby towns? - Ghogha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)33 km by road - Ghogha (nearest town)21 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 Morchand? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Morchand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghogha - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhavnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghogha - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Morchand known for? The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 71% of the 2,004 hectares of village land is sown, and 659 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 Morchand Of every 100 households in Morchand in 2011, 85 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Morchand · ■ Ghogha rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **85% Toilet within the home ****12%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **72% Tap water ****4%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **91% Use banking services ****35%** **46% Television ****33%** **40% Mobile phone ****70%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **14% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Morchand? ■ Morchand · ■ Ghogha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **859 Working population ****29.7%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 67.2% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 943 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (15%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 143 (11%) · **■** Marginal 20 (1%) 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 Ghogha - Valukad6,881 people - Tanasa3,970 people - Mota Khokhara3,858 people - Ukharala3,561 people - Avaniya3,246 people [All 47 villages in Ghogha](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/ghogha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Morchand?364050 - How far is Morchand from Bhavnagar?33 km by road - What is the population of Morchand?4,492 (Census 2011) - Which district is Morchand in?Bhavnagar district (Ghogha sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Morchand?74.3% (Census 2011)