# Morchul Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Morchul

Morchul is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 48 households**, the 102nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 253people (2011)
- 48households
- 63.9%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Morchul PIN code and other codes

Morchul falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538919

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

## How far is Morchul from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)74 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)71 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 Morchul?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Morchul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Murumgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Morchul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 11% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Morchul

Of every 100 households in Morchul in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Morchul · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**78%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Morchul?

■ Morchul · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**972

Working population ****65.6%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 55.1% for women. 67% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (57%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 37 (22%)

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 Dhanora

- Darchi270 people
- Palkheda268 people
- Modebhatti265 people
- Yerandi257 people
- Cichoda250 people
- Murgaon242 people
- Tumdikasa238 people
- Umarpal238 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Morchul from Gadchiroli?74 km by road
- What is the population of Morchul?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Morchul in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Morchul?63.9% (Census 2011)