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About Mokhetara Village

Mokhetara is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 528 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493891, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokhetara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokhetara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493891
Area (hectares) 326.79 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 528
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mokhetara compares

By the 2011 count Mokhetara is the 83rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 326.79 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 1003.

Getting to Mokhetara

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

Mokhetara lies about 31 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 9.3 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 Mokhetara
Nearest railway station Lakholi 9.3 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 31 km

Villages closest to Mokhetara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokhetara village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Mokhetara village has 528 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokhetara has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mokhetara is 493891. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokhetara covers 326.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mokhetara falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mokhetara is Lakholi, about 9.3 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 Mokhetara.

Mokhetara is about 31 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokhetara is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 9.3 km away. Nawāpāra is about 17 km away. Abhanpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tama Seoni (under 2 km), Bhurka (4.5 km) and Ghorbhatti (4.5 km).

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

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