About Mohtara Village

Mohtara is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 423 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohtara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	495557
Area (hectares)	355.66 hectares
Population	819
Male Population	423
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 the 62nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 355.66 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below 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 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 94 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 39 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	Nawagarh	8.2 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	39 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	94 km

Villages closest to Mohtara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawagarh 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 819. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Mohtara village has 423 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohtara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Mohtara is 495557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohtara covers 355.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohtara falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohtara is Bhatapara, about 39 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 94 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohtara is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Nawagarh is about 8.2 km away. Mungeli is about 12 km away. Bhatapara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.