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About Moh Village

Moh is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 204 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 125.8 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 204
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moh compares

By the 2011 count Moh is the 134th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 125.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Moh

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

Moh lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 Moh
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Moh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moh village had a population of 430. That makes it the 134th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Moh village has 204 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moh has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Moh is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moh covers 125.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moh falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moh is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 Moh.

Moh is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moh is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 8.0 km away. Nurpur Road is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamun Gurchhal (under 2 km), Sanoh (under 2 km) and Sanohu (under 2 km).

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

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