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About Mowkhas Village

Mowkhas is a mid sized village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 302 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mowkhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mowkhas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174321
Area (hectares) 475.82 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 302
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mowkhas compares

By the 2011 count Mowkhas is the 23rd largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 475.82 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Mowkhas

Mowkhas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mowkhas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Matehati, Matoh, Matyana and Mehed. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mowkhas

As per the Census of India 2011, Mowkhas village had a population of 573. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Mowkhas village has 302 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mowkhas has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Mowkhas is 174321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mowkhas covers 475.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mowkhas falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mowkhas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mowkhas.

Mowkhas is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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