Morar, Gwalior district

Morar Subcity
city
Morar Subcity Location in Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°14′15″N 78°13′50″E / 26.23750°N 78.23056°ECoordinates: 26°14′15″N 78°13′50″E / 26.23750°N 78.23056°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Area
• Total	40 km^2 (20 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	553,673
• Rank	97
• Density	14,000/km^2 (36,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Morar is a Subcity in Gwalior city's metropolitan area in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It lies 6 km east of Gwalior Junction Railway station and just 2 km from Birlanagar Railway station. Morar is the biggest metropolitan area in Gwalior city other than Lashkar Subcity and Gwalior subcity.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[1] Morar had a population of 553,673. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Morar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 69%. In Morar's 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Amenities in Morar

Morar has a number of colleges and school including Army Public School, Gwalior , St. Paul's, S.L.P College, Aditya college, Jiwaji University, Amity University Gwalior. Gwalior Airport also comes under the metropolitan region, which is 12 km away from centre of Morar. Morar Cantonment is also a part of Morar which is one of the biggest cantonment in MP. Morar has a number of entertainment centres like Baaz Cinema, Shri Talkies, Sun city amusement and water park etc.

See Also

•Lashkar Subcity
•Morar Cantonment
•Gwalior City

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.