Skip to main content

About Moditarai Village

Moditarai is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 417 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moditarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moditarai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 310.39 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 417
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Moditarai compares

By the 2011 count Moditarai is the 81st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 310.39 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Moditarai

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

Moditarai lies about 22 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 1.9 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 Moditarai
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 8.8 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 22 km

Villages closest to Moditarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moditarai village had a population of 867. That makes it the 81st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Moditarai village has 417 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moditarai has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Moditarai is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moditarai covers 310.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moditarai falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Moditarai is Jatkanhar, about 1.9 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 village for Moditarai.

Moditarai is about 22 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moditarai is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 1.9 km away. Dongargarh is about 8.8 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belgaon (1.6 km), Daragaon (2.1 km) and Jatkanhar (2.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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