Skip to main content

About Mukam Village

Mukam is a small village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 157 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukam village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 305.69 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 157
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mukam compares

By the 2011 count Mukam is the 181st largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 305.69 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Mukam

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

Mukam lies about 37 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 80 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 Mukam
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 25 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 37 km
Nearest town Kawardha 42 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 80 km

Villages closest to Mukam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukam village had a population of 328. That makes it the 181st largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Mukam village has 157 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukam has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Mukam is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukam covers 305.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mukam falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mukam is Bhanwar Tonk, about 80 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 10+ km distance for Mukam.

Mukam is about 37 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukam is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 25 km away. Kabeerdham is about 37 km away. Kawardha is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salgi (under 2 km), Bamhantara (1.8 km) and Daldali (2.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.