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About Mohkhed Village

Mohkhed is a large village in Dharur tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,532, made up of 1,310 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1536 hectares hectares.

Mohkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Dharur
Area (hectares) 1536 hectares
Population 2,532
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohkhed compares

By the 2011 count Mohkhed is the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents. Its 1536 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Mohkhed

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

Mohkhed lies about 52 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 30 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 Mohkhed
Tehsil headquarters Dharur 16 km
Nearest town Dhārūr 16 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 30 km
District headquarters Bid 52 km

Villages closest to Mohkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohkhed village had a population of 2,532. That makes it the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents.

Mohkhed village has 1,310 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohkhed has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Mohkhed covers 1536 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohkhed falls under Dharur tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mohkhed is Parli-Vaijnath, about 30 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 Mohkhed.

Mohkhed is about 52 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohkhed is in Dharur tehsil of Bid district. Dharur is about 16 km away. Dhārūr is about 16 km away. Parli-Vaijnath is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wharkarwadi (1.9 km), Singanwadi (2.1 km) and Jaybhaychi Wadi (3.4 km).

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

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