About Mohtara Village

Mohtara is a large village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,379, made up of 1,187 males and 1,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 914.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohtara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Saja
Pincode	491993
Area (hectares)	914.13 hectares
Population	2,379
Male Population	1,187
Female Population	1,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohtara compares

By the 2011 count Mohtara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 914.13 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

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 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 50 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 49 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	Saja	4.2 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	27 km
Nearest railway station	Rasmara	49 km
District headquarters	Durg	50 km

Villages closest to Mohtara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saja 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 2,379. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Mohtara village has 1,187 males and 1,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohtara has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Mohtara is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohtara covers 914.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohtara falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohtara is Rasmara, about 49 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 - 10 km distance for Mohtara.

Mohtara is about 50 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohtara is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 4.2 km away. Bemetāra is about 27 km away. Rasmara is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.