About Mohtara Village

Mohtara is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 747 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, 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	Bilha
Pincode	495224
Area (hectares)	449.42 hectares
Population	1,489
Male Population	747
Female Population	742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mohtara compares

By the 2011 count Mohtara is the 31st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 449.42 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 24 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 7.5 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 Mohtara
Nearest railway station	Dagori	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bilha	12 km
Nearest town	Baloda Bāzār	23 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	24 km

Villages closest to Mohtara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilha 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 1,489. That makes it the 31st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Mohtara village has 747 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohtara has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Mohtara is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohtara covers 449.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohtara falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohtara is Dagori, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mohtara.

Mohtara is about 24 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 Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 7.5 km away. Bilha is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.