About Mokra Village

Mokra is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 547 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	697 hectares
Population	1,088
Male Population	547
Female Population	541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mokra compares

By the 2011 count Mokra is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 697 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Mokra

Mokra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mokra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mokra from other places

Mokra lies about 28 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 58 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 Mokra
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	10 km
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	24 km
District headquarters	Gumla	28 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	58 km

Villages closest to Mokra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokra village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Mokra village has 547 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokra has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Mokra is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokra covers 697 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mokra falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mokra is Kurkura, about 58 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 10+ km distance for Mokra.

Mokra is about 28 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokra is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 10 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 24 km away. Gumla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.