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About Mokha Village

Mokha is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 377 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.67 hectares hectares.

Mokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 335.67 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 377
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mokha compares

By the 2011 count Mokha is the 52nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 335.67 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mokha

Mokha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mokha as Available within village. 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 Mokha from other places

Mokha lies about 34 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 12 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 Mokha
Nearest railway station Shegaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 27 km
District headquarters Akola 34 km

Villages closest to Mokha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokha village had a population of 733. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Mokha village has 377 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Mokha covers 335.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mokha falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mokha is Shegaon, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mokha.

Mokha is about 34 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokha is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Shegaon is about 12 km away. Balapur is about 27 km away. Akola is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janorimail (under 2 km), Wazegaon (under 2 km) and Swarupkhed (1.6 km).

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

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