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About Mokha Village

Mokha is a small village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 187 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 493195
Area (hectares) 278.24 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 187
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mokha compares

By the 2011 count Mokha is the 70th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 278.24 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1009.

Getting to Mokha

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

Mokha lies about 26 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, 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 Mokha
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 26 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 26 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 30 km

Villages closest to Mokha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokha village had a population of 404. That makes it the 70th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Mokha village has 187 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokha has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Mokha is 493195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokha covers 278.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mokha falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mokha is Bhanupratappur, 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 Mokha.

Mokha is about 26 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokha is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Bhanupratappur is about 9.1 km away. Durgkondal is about 26 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarhul (2.6 km), Amakada (3.3 km) and Duwa (3.8 km).

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

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