About Mohtara Village

Mohtara is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 282 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohtara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Kota
Pincode	495113
Area (hectares)	126.33 hectares
Population	540
Male Population	282
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohtara compares

By the 2011 count Mohtara is the 120th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 126.33 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Mohtara

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

Mohtara lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 9.7 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 Mohtara
Tehsil headquarters	Kota	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	9.7 km
Nearest town	Ratanpur	24 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	31 km

Villages closest to Mohtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohtara village had a population of 540. That makes it the 120th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Mohtara village has 282 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohtara has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Mohtara is 495113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohtara covers 126.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohtara falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohtara is Kargi Road, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance for Mohtara.

Mohtara is about 31 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohtara is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kota is about 9.3 km away. Kargi Road is about 9.7 km away. Ratanpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.