# Morkaranje Village, Nawapur, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nawapur, Nandurbar 

# Morkaranje

Morkaranje is a village in Nawapur sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **425426**. The 2011 Census counted **929 people in 197 households**, the 108th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 929people (2011)
- 197households
- 64.4%literacy
- 425426PIN code

## Morkaranje PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Morkaranje is 425426.** Morkaranje falls in Nawapur sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code425426
- Community development blockNawapur
- Census village code525930

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

## How far is Morkaranje from nearby towns?

- Nawapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Nawapur (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 Morkaranje?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Morkaranje; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Visarwadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Visarwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Morkaranje known for?

The main crops are **rice, groundnut and jowar**. About 13% of the 1,094 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Morkaranje

Of every 100 households in Morkaranje in 2011, 53 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Morkaranje · ■ Nawapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**67%

Tap water ****82%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**29%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**65%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Morkaranje?

■ Morkaranje · ■ Nawapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**972

Working population ****68.0%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 58.1% for women. 67% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 392 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (34%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 Nawapur

- Sonkhadake952 people
- Chorvihir939 people
- Nawapada935 people
- Tinmauli933 people
- Bari928 people
- Bhamarmal913 people
- Menatalav905 people
- Bijadevi901 people

[All 161 villages in Nawapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nawapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Morkaranje?425426
- How far is Morkaranje from Nandurbar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Morkaranje?929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Morkaranje in?Nandurbar district (Nawapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Morkaranje?64.4% (Census 2011)