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About Mokhla Village

Mokhla is a mid sized village in Rajnandgaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,899, made up of 939 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokhla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Rajnandgaon
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 484.7 hectares
Population 1,899
Male Population 939
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mokhla compares

By the 2011 count Mokhla is the 28th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 484.7 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Mokhla

Mokhla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mokhla as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mokhla from other places

Mokhla lies about 10 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Parmalkasa, about 9.1 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 Mokhla
Nearest railway station Parmalkasa 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnandgaon 10 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 10 km

Villages closest to Mokhla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokhla village had a population of 1,899. That makes it the 28th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Mokhla village has 939 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokhla has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Mokhla is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokhla covers 484.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mokhla falls under Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mokhla is Parmalkasa, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance for Mokhla.

Mokhla is about 10 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokhla is in Rajnandgaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Parmalkasa is about 9.1 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 10 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arla (1.6 km), Bharregaon (2.0 km) and Kusmi (2.4 km).

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

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