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About Mohpur Village

Mohpur is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 525 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 861.47 hectares
Population 1,103
Male Population 525
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohpur is the 27th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 861.47 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1036.

Getting to Mohpur

Mohpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mohpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mohpur from other places

Mohpur lies about 32 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 44 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 Mohpur
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 4.9 km
Nearest town Kānker 4.9 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 32 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 44 km

Villages closest to Mohpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohpur village had a population of 1,103. That makes it the 27th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Mohpur village has 525 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohpur has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Mohpur is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohpur covers 861.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohpur falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohpur is Antagarh, about 44 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 - 10 km distance for Mohpur.

Mohpur is about 32 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.

Mohpur is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 4.9 km away. Kānker is about 4.9 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singarbhat (under 2 km), Kodabhat (3.0 km) and Gad Pichhawadi (3.2 km).

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

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