About Mocharim Village

Mocharim is one of the larger villages in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,808, made up of 4,975 males and 4,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1165 hectares hectares.

Mocharim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mocharim village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	1165 hectares
Population	9,808
Male Population	4,975
Female Population	4,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mocharim compares

By the 2011 count Mocharim is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 1165 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Mocharim

Mocharim is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mocharim as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mocharim from other places

Mocharim lies about 13 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 11 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 Mocharim
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bandhua	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	13 km

Villages closest to Mocharim

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

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Common questions about Mocharim

As per the Census of India 2011, Mocharim village had a population of 9,808. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Mocharim village has 4,975 males and 4,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mocharim has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Mocharim covers 1165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mocharim falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mocharim is Bandhua, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mocharim.

Mocharim is about 13 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mocharim is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 2.1 km away. Bandhua is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.