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About Mokaria Village

Mokaria is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 603 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares.

Mokaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 603
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Mokaria compares

By the 2011 count Mokaria is the 90th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Mokaria

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

Mokaria lies about 57 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 13 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 Mokaria
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 13 km
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 29 km
District headquarters Katihar 57 km

Villages closest to Mokaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokaria village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 90th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Mokaria village has 603 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokaria has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Mokaria covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mokaria falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mokaria is Satar Halt, about 13 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 Mokaria.

Mokaria is about 57 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokaria is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Satar Halt is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Kadwa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalalpur (2.8 km), Babhangaon (3.7 km) and Kursail (3.9 km).

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

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