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About Mokha Village

Mokha is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 320 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 563.54 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 320
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mokha compares

By the 2011 count Mokha is the 105th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 563.54 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Mokha

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

Mokha lies about 44 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 5.3 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 Mokha
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 13 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 44 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 44 km

Villages closest to Mokha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokha village had a population of 661. That makes it the 105th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Mokha village has 320 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokha has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Mokha is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokha covers 563.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mokha falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mokha is Komakhan railway station, about 5.3 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 Mokha.

Mokha is about 44 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokha is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 5.3 km away. Bagbahra is about 13 km away. Mahasamund is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhilai Dadar Kalan (1.8 km), Khairat Kalan (2.0 km) and Khairat Khurd (2.0 km).

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

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