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About Mohkam Village

Mohkam is a mid sized village in Mahasamund tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 326 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohkam village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Mahasamund
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 381.55 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 326
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohkam compares

By the 2011 count Mohkam is the 107th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 381.55 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1007.

Getting to Mohkam

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

Mohkam lies about 23 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 21 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 Mohkam
Nearest railway station Belsonda 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahasamund 23 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 23 km

Villages closest to Mohkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohkam village had a population of 692. That makes it the 107th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Mohkam village has 326 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohkam has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Mohkam is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohkam covers 381.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohkam falls under Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohkam is Belsonda, about 21 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 village for Mohkam.

Mohkam is about 23 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohkam is in Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district. Belsonda is about 21 km away. Mahasamund is about 23 km away. Mahāsamund is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandsa (2.6 km), Senakapat (4.0 km) and Parsadih (4.9 km).

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

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