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About Moktowa I Village

Moktowa I is a mid sized village in Khonsa tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 303 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moktowa I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moktowa I village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Khonsa
Pincode 786630
Population 618
Male Population 303
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moktowa I compares

By the 2011 count Moktowa I is the 6th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 315 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Moktowa I

Moktowa I is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Moktowa I as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moktowa I from other places

Moktowa I lies about 46 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Borhat, about 36 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Moktowa I
Tehsil headquarters Khonsa 20 km
Nearest railway station Borhat 36 km
Nearest town Mon 41 km
District headquarters Tirap 46 km

Villages closest to Moktowa I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khonsa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Moktowa I

As per the Census of India 2011, Moktowa I village had a population of 618. That makes it the 6th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 315 residents.

Moktowa I village has 303 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moktowa I has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Moktowa I is 786630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moktowa I falls under Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moktowa I is Borhat, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Moktowa I.

Moktowa I is about 46 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moktowa I is in Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district. Khonsa is about 20 km away. Borhat is about 36 km away. Mon is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moktowa Ii (under 2 km), Longbo (11 km) and Longo (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Moktowa I today is likely to be higher.

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