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About Mochar Village

Mochar is a small village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 138 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mochar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mochar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 458.11 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 138
Female Population 155
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 Mochar compares

By the 2011 count Mochar is the 110th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 458.11 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1028.

Getting to Mochar

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

Mochar lies about 5.9 km from Mohla, and the nearest railway station is Rajnandgaon, about 5.7 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 Mochar
Nearest railway station Rajnandgaon 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 5.9 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 5.9 km

Villages closest to Mochar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mochar village had a population of 293. That makes it the 110th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Mochar village has 138 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mochar has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Mochar is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mochar covers 458.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mochar falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mochar is Rajnandgaon, about 5.7 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 Mochar.

Mochar is about 5.9 km from Mohla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mochar is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Rajnandgaon is about 5.7 km away. Mohla is about 5.9 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putar Gondi Kalan (6.4 km), Motipur (7.1 km) and Kumhali (7.7 km).

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

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