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About Mohtra Village

Mohtra is a mid sized village in Malkharoda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,079, made up of 520 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohtra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohtra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Malkharoda
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 327.47 hectares
Population 1,079
Male Population 520
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohtra compares

By the 2011 count Mohtra is the 53rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents. Its 327.47 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Mohtra

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

Mohtra lies about 24 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Madwarani, about 4.2 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 Mohtra
Nearest railway station Madwarani 4.2 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Malkharoda 24 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 24 km

Villages closest to Mohtra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohtra village had a population of 1,079. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents.

Mohtra village has 520 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohtra has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Mohtra is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohtra covers 327.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohtra falls under Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohtra is Madwarani, about 4.2 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 Mohtra.

Mohtra is about 24 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohtra is in Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Madwarani is about 4.2 km away. Chāmpa is about 15 km away. Malkharoda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharri (3.9 km), Sanjari (4.5 km) and Kalmi (7.4 km).

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

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