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About Mochal Village

Mochal is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 317 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.61 hectares hectares.

Mochal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mochal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 263.61 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 317
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mochal compares

By the 2011 count Mochal is the 227th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 263.61 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Mochal

Mochal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mochal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mochal from other places

Mochal lies about 17 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, 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 Mochal
Nearest railway station Ratona 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 17 km
Nearest town Saugor 17 km

Villages closest to Mochal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mochal village had a population of 567. That makes it the 227th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Mochal village has 317 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mochal has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Mochal covers 263.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mochal falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mochal is Ratona, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mochal.

Mochal is about 17 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mochal is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Ratona is about 14 km away. Sagar is about 17 km away. Saugor 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 Tendu Daber (under 2 km), Badera (under 2 km) and Pargaspura (1.9 km).

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

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