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About Mokhara Village

Mokhara is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 402 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441910, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokhara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441910
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 402
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mokhara compares

By the 2011 count Mokhara is the 60th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Mokhara

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

Mokhara lies about 37 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 17 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 Mokhara
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 6.2 km
Nearest town Pawni 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 17 km
District headquarters Bhandara 37 km

Villages closest to Mokhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokhara village had a population of 783. That makes it the 60th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Mokhara village has 402 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokhara has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Mokhara is 441910. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokhara covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mokhara falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mokhara is Bhuyar, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Mokhara.

Mokhara is about 37 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokhara is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 6.2 km away. Pawni is about 6.2 km away. Bhuyar 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 Brahmani (under 2 km), Palora (1.9 km) and Khairi (2.2 km).

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

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