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About Mosmi Village

Mosmi is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 378 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.5 hectares hectares.

Mosmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mosmi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 282.5 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 378
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mosmi compares

By the 2011 count Mosmi is the 79th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 282.5 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Mosmi

Mosmi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mosmi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mosmi from other places

Mosmi lies about 29 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Magardharra Ph, about 14 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 Mosmi
Nearest railway station Magardharra Ph 14 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 29 km
District headquarters Balaghat 29 km

Villages closest to Mosmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mosmi village had a population of 799. That makes it the 79th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Mosmi village has 378 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mosmi has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Mosmi covers 282.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mosmi falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mosmi is Magardharra Ph, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Mosmi.

Mosmi is about 29 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mosmi is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Magardharra Ph is about 14 km away. Wārāseonī is about 28 km away. Lalbarra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharawasi (under 2 km), Kanjai (1.9 km) and Chawarpani (2.0 km).

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

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