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About Mokhada Village

Mokhada is one of the larger villages in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,224, made up of 4,037 males and 4,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1441.45 hectares hectares.

Mokhada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokhada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Mokhada
Area (hectares) 1441.45 hectares
Population 8,224
Male Population 4,037
Female Population 4,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mokhada compares

By the 2011 count Mokhada is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 1441.45 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Mokhada

Mokhada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mokhada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mokhada from other places

Mokhada lies about 91 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, about 35 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 Mokhada
Nearest railway station Kasara 35 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 36 km
District headquarters Thane 91 km

Villages closest to Mokhada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokhada village had a population of 8,224. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Mokhada village has 4,037 males and 4,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokhada has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Mokhada covers 1441.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mokhada falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mokhada is Kasara, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mokhada.

Mokhada is about 91 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokhada is in Mokhada tehsil of Thane district. Kasara is about 35 km away. Igatpuri is about 36 km away. Thane is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khoch (7.2 km), Gonde Bk (7.6 km) and Gonde Kh (7.6 km).

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

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