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About Mongara Village

Mongara is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 486 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mongara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mongara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 627.76 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 486
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mongara compares

By the 2011 count Mongara is the 31st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 627.76 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1038.

Getting to Mongara

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

Mongara lies about 53 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 4.0 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 Mongara
Nearest town Mahāsamund 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Mahasamund 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 31 km
District headquarters Raipur 53 km

Villages closest to Mongara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mongara village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 31st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Mongara village has 486 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mongara has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Mongara is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mongara covers 627.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mongara falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mongara is Mahasamund, about 4.0 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 Mongara.

Mongara is about 53 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mongara is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 3.8 km away. Mahasamund is about 4.0 km away. Chhura is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boriajhar (3.0 km), Parsada Khurd (9.9 km) and Sarkada (13 km).

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

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