Morkhandi observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
By population, Morkhandi ranks #8 of 97 villages in Basavakalyan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Morkhandi is a village of 5,140 people in 992 households (Census 2011) in Basavakalyan taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, the 8th-largest of 97 villages in Basavakalyan taluk. Literacy is 55%, 2 points below the taluk average of 57% and the sex ratio is 995 women per 1,000 men. It lies 51 km from the Bidar district centre, 10 km from Rajeshwar, the nearest town, 32 km from Hallikhed K. railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 585327, served by Basavakalyan post office; the LGD village code is 599749. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Gulbarga Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basawaraj Mattimudu. The population is estimated at 5,836 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Moorkhandi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morkhandi · this village | 5,140 | 55% | — |
| Umapur · Basavakalyan | 1,148 | 56% | 3.2 km SW |
| Hallali · Nilanga | 1,750 | 61% | 3.4 km N |
| Halli · Sirwar | 278 | 58% | 4.3 km S |
| Halli · Basavakalyan | 1,925 | 55% | 4.3 km S |
| Sardarwadi · Vaibhavvadi | 394 | 71% | 5.5 km N |
| Sardarwadi · Nilanga | 487 | 70% | 5.5 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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