About Moch Village

Moch is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 66 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moch village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	176058
Area (hectares)	173.94 hectares
Population	130
Male Population	66
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Moch compares

By the 2011 count Moch is the 127th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 173.94 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Moch

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

Moch lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 6.2 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 Moch
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	1.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	6.2 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km

Villages closest to Moch

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

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Common questions about Moch

As per the Census of India 2011, Moch village had a population of 130. That makes it the 127th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Moch village has 66 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moch has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Moch is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moch covers 173.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Moch falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moch is Bharmar, about 6.2 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Moch.

Moch is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moch is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 1.7 km away. Bharmar is about 6.2 km away. Talwāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.