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About Mofalnar Village

Mofalnar is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 417 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mofalnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mofalnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494553
Area (hectares) 781.2 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 417
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mofalnar compares

By the 2011 count Mofalnar is the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 781.2 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Mofalnar

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

Mofalnar lies about 37 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Dantewara, about 17 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 Mofalnar
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 14 km
Nearest railway station Dantewara 17 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 37 km
Nearest town Bacheli 40 km

Villages closest to Mofalnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mofalnar village had a population of 898. That makes it the 27th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Mofalnar village has 417 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mofalnar has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Mofalnar is 494553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mofalnar covers 781.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mofalnar falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mofalnar is Dantewara, about 17 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 Mofalnar.

Mofalnar is about 37 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mofalnar is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 14 km away. Dantewara is about 17 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gutoli (1.6 km), Tarlapal (2.4 km) and Chhindnar (3.7 km).

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

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