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Morkha Population - Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh

Morkha is a medium size village located in Chaurai Tehsil of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh with total 371 families residing. The Morkha village has population of 1564 of which 782 are males while 782 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Morkha village population of children with age 0-6 is 242 which makes up 15.47 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Morkha village is 1000 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Morkha as per census is 1017, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Morkha village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Morkha village was 66.19 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Morkha Male literacy stands at 75.08 % while female literacy rate was 57.27 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Morkha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Morkha village.

Morkha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 371 - -
Population 1,564 782 782
Child (0-6) 242 120 122
Schedule Caste 107 50 57
Schedule Tribe 161 80 81
Literacy 66.19 % 75.08 % 57.27 %
Total Workers 894 460 434
Main Worker 521 - -
Marginal Worker 373 160 213

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 10.29 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 6.84 % of total population in Morkha village.

Work Profile

In Morkha village out of total population, 894 were engaged in work activities. 58.28 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.72 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 894 workers engaged in Main Work, 241 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 233 were Agricultural labourer.