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Morchand Population - Bhavnagar, Gujarat

Morchand is a large village located in Ghogha Taluka of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat with total 762 families residing. The Morchand village has population of 4492 of which 2307 are males while 2185 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Morchand village population of children with age 0-6 is 718 which makes up 15.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Morchand village is 947 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Morchand as per census is 930, higher than Gujarat average of 890.

Morchand village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Morchand village was 74.30 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Morchand Male literacy stands at 81.09 % while female literacy rate was 67.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Morchand 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 Morchand village.

Morchand Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 762 - -
Population 4,492 2,307 2,185
Child (0-6) 718 372 346
Schedule Caste 80 40 40
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.30 % 81.09 % 67.16 %
Total Workers 1,334 1,280 54
Main Worker 1,314 - -
Marginal Worker 20 17 3

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.78 % of total population in Morchand village. The village Morchand currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Morchand village out of total population, 1334 were engaged in work activities. 98.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1334 workers engaged in Main Work, 943 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 197 were Agricultural labourer.