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About Mohankhal Village

Mohankhal is a mid sized village in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,978, made up of 1,025 males and 953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.25 hectares hectares.

Mohankhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohankhal village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Sonai
Area (hectares) 215.25 hectares
Population 1,978
Male Population 1,025
Female Population 953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Mohankhal compares

By the 2011 count Mohankhal is the 64th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 215.25 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Mohankhal

Mohankhal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mohankhal 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 Mohankhal from other places

Mohankhal lies about 31 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Shribar, about 26 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 Mohankhal
Tehsil headquarters Sonai 18 km
Nearest railway station Shribar 26 km
District headquarters Cachar 31 km
Nearest town Silchar 32 km

Villages closest to Mohankhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonai 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 Mohankhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohankhal village had a population of 1,978. That makes it the 64th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Mohankhal village has 1,025 males and 953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohankhal has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Mohankhal covers 215.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohankhal falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Mohankhal is Shribar, about 26 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 Mohankhal.

Mohankhal is about 31 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohankhal is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Sonai is about 18 km away. Shribar is about 26 km away. Cachar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rammaniayapur (under 2 km), Nagakhal (1.9 km) and Ganganagar Pt I (5.0 km).

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

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