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About Mogta Village

Mogta is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 368 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mogta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mogta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581344
Area (hectares) 373.69 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 368
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mogta compares

By the 2011 count Mogta is the 35th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 373.69 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mogta

Mogta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mogta 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mogta from other places

Mogta lies about 18 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Gokarna Road, about 3.9 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 Mogta
Nearest railway station Gokarna Road 3.9 km
Nearest town Gokarna 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ankola 12 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 18 km

Villages closest to Mogta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mogta village had a population of 712. That makes it the 35th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Mogta village has 368 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mogta has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Mogta is 581344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mogta covers 373.69 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.

Mogta falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mogta is Gokarna Road, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mogta.

Mogta is about 18 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mogta is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Gokarna Road is about 3.9 km away. Gokarna is about 10 km away. Ankola is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodsani (1.7 km), Andle (1.9 km) and Sagadgeri (4.3 km).

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

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