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About Mohtara Village

Mohtara is a large village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,125 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 962.05 hectares hectares.

Mohtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohtara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 962.05 hectares
Population 2,266
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohtara compares

By the 2011 count Mohtara is the 24th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 962.05 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Mohtara

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

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 Mohtara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohtara village had a population of 2,266. That makes it the 24th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Mohtara village has 1,125 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohtara has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Mohtara covers 962.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohtara falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Mohtara notes the nearest railway station 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 Mohtara.

Mohtara is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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