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About Mos Village

Mos is a small village in Kalyan tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 172 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mos village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Kalyan
Pincode 421301
Area (hectares) 93.4 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 172
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mos compares

By the 2011 count Mos is the 76th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents. Its 93.4 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Mos

Mos is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mos 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mos from other places

Mos lies about 30 km from Thane. 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 Mos
Nearest town Panvel 5.1 km
District headquarters Thane 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyan 33 km

Villages closest to Mos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mos village had a population of 358. That makes it the 76th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents.

Mos village has 172 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mos has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Mos is 421301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mos covers 93.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mos falls under Kalyan tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Mos notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Mos.

Mos is about 30 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mos is in Kalyan tehsil of Thane district. Panvel is about 5.1 km away. Thane is about 30 km away. Kalyan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunde (2.7 km), Ju (17 km) and Nilaje (23 km).

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

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