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About Mokhan Gaon Village

Mokhan Gaon is a small village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 184 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.9 hectares hectares.

Mokhan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokhan Gaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 551.9 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 184
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
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 Mokhan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Mokhan Gaon is the 199th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 551.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 944.

Getting to Mokhan Gaon

Mokhan Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mokhan Gaon 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 Mokhan Gaon from other places

Mokhan Gaon lies about 51 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 11 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 Mokhan Gaon
Nearest town Sanāwad 10 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 17 km
District headquarters Khargone 51 km

Villages closest to Mokhan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barwaha 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 Mokhan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokhan Gaon village had a population of 335. That makes it the 199th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Mokhan Gaon village has 184 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokhan Gaon has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Mokhan Gaon covers 551.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mokhan Gaon falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mokhan Gaon is Sanawad, about 11 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 Mokhan Gaon.

Mokhan Gaon is about 51 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokhan Gaon is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Sanāwad is about 10 km away. Sanawad is about 11 km away. Barwaha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birali (2.1 km), Toklay (2.2 km) and Khamlay (2.7 km).

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

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