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About Mohlai Village

Mohlai is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 746 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1089.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494229, 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 Kondagaon
Pincode 494229
Area (hectares) 1089.35 hectares
Population 1,544
Male Population 746
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohlai compares

By the 2011 count Mohlai is the 27th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 1089.35 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1046.

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 village. 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 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 Kondagaon 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 1,544. That makes it the 27th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Mohlai village has 746 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohlai has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Mohlai is 494229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohlai covers 1089.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohlai falls under Kondagaon 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 village 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 Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 21 km away. Antagarh is about 68 km away. Bastar 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 Bamhani (4.8 km), Singanpur (8.0 km) and Palli (11 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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