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About Mokamo Village

Mokamo is a large village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,735, made up of 1,939 males and 1,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokamo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokamo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Sariya
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 546 hectares
Population 3,735
Male Population 1,939
Female Population 1,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mokamo compares

By the 2011 count Mokamo is the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 546 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Mokamo

Mokamo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mokamo as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mokamo from other places

Mokamo lies about 33 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 5.8 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 Mokamo
Nearest railway station Chichaki 5.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sariya 33 km
District headquarters Giridih 33 km

Villages closest to Mokamo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokamo village had a population of 3,735. That makes it the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Mokamo village has 1,939 males and 1,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokamo has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Mokamo is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokamo covers 546 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mokamo falls under Sariya tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mokamo is Chichaki, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mokamo.

Mokamo is about 33 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokamo is in Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 5.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 11 km away. Sariya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhdih (under 2 km), Khaskari (under 2 km) and Mayapur (1.6 km).

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

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