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About Mohlai Village

Mohlai is a mid sized village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 368 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohlai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Farasgaon
Pincode 494224
Area (hectares) 431.19 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 368
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohlai compares

By the 2011 count Mohlai is the 46th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 431.19 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Mohlai

Mohlai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mohlai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mohlai from other places

Mohlai lies about 68 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 68 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 Mohlai
Tehsil headquarters Farasgaon 11 km
Nearest town Kondagaon 21 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 68 km
District headquarters Bastar 68 km

Villages closest to Mohlai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohlai village had a population of 762. That makes it the 46th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Mohlai village has 368 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohlai has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Mohlai is 494224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohlai covers 431.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohlai falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohlai is Antagarh, about 68 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mohlai.

Mohlai is about 68 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohlai is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. Farasgaon is about 11 km away. Kondagaon is about 21 km away. Antagarh is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandabelgaon (under 2 km), Charkai (1.7 km) and Chandagaon (3.1 km).

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

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