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About Mohlai Village

Mohlai is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 207 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohlai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 227.18 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 207
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 127th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 227.18 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

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 61 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 57 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 Nagri 20 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 57 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 59 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 61 km

Villages closest to Mohlai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagri 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 421. That makes it the 127th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Mohlai village has 207 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohlai has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Mohlai is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohlai covers 227.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohlai falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohlai is Sarsonpuri, about 57 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 61 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohlai is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 20 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 57 km away. Nawāpāra is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpuri (3.3 km), Kharka (5.0 km) and Matiya Bahra (5.2 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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