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About Mohlai Village

Mohlai is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 454 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohlai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491225
Area (hectares) 270.37 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 454
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mohlai compares

By the 2011 count Mohlai is the 92nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 270.37 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 - 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 Mohlai from other places

Mohlai lies about 39 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 5.4 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
Nearest railway station Latabor 5.4 km
Nearest town Balod 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 13 km
District headquarters Durg 39 km

Villages closest to Mohlai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gunderdehi 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 899. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Mohlai village has 454 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohlai has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Mohlai is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohlai covers 270.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohlai falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohlai is Latabor, about 5.4 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 Mohlai.

Mohlai is about 39 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohlai is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 5.4 km away. Balod is about 13 km away. Gunderdehi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pairi (1.8 km), Chaurel (1.9 km) and Sankri (1.9 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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