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About Mokhala Village

Mokhala is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 106 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 623 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.14 hectares hectares.

Mokhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokhala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 311.14 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 106
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 623
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 Mokhala compares

By the 2011 count Mokhala is the 141st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 311.14 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mokhala

Mokhala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mokhala 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 Mokhala from other places

Mokhala lies about 58 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Alewahi, about 29 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 Mokhala
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Alewahi 29 km
Nearest town Pawni 43 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 58 km

Villages closest to Mokhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokhala village had a population of 172. That makes it the 141st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Mokhala village has 106 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokhala has about 623 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Mokhala covers 311.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mokhala falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mokhala is Alewahi, about 29 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 Mokhala.

Mokhala is about 58 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokhala is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 8.6 km away. Alewahi is about 29 km away. Pawni is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neri (1.8 km), Usegaon (2.0 km) and Saradpar (2.1 km).

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

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