About Mohjan Village

Mohjan is a mid sized village in Sameli tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 666 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohjan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Sameli
Pincode	854101
Area (hectares)	235.01 hectares
Population	1,295
Male Population	666
Female Population	629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Mohjan compares

By the 2011 count Mohjan is the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 235.01 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Mohjan

Mohjan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mohjan 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 Mohjan from other places

Mohjan lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 8.5 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 Mohjan
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sameli	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	26 km

Villages closest to Mohjan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohjan village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Mohjan village has 666 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohjan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Mohjan is 854101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohjan covers 235.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohjan falls under Sameli tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mohjan is Bakhri, about 8.5 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 Mohjan.

Mohjan is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohjan is in Sameli tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 8.5 km away. Sameli is about 26 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.