About Mogra Village

Mogra is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 255 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mogra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mogra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172027
Area (hectares)	279.08 hectares
Population	527
Male Population	255
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mogra compares

By the 2011 count Mogra is the 14th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 279.08 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1004.

Getting to Mogra

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

Mogra lies about 27 km from Shimla. 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 Mogra
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	9.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	27 km

Villages closest to Mogra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mogra village had a population of 527. That makes it the 14th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Mogra village has 255 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mogra has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mogra is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mogra covers 279.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mogra falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mogra notes the nearest railway station 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 Mogra.

Mogra is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mogra is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 9.9 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.