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About Mokhad Village

Mokhad is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 699 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.29 hectares hectares.

Mokhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokhad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 646.29 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 699
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mokhad compares

By the 2011 count Mokhad is the 26th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 646.29 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Mokhad

Mokhad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mokhad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mokhad from other places

Mokhad lies about 62 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Pohe, about 5.1 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 Mokhad
Nearest railway station Pohe 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 6.5 km
Nearest town Kāranja 6.5 km
District headquarters Washim 62 km

Villages closest to Mokhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokhad village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 26th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Mokhad village has 699 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokhad has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Mokhad covers 646.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mokhad falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mokhad is Pohe, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mokhad.

Mokhad is about 62 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokhad is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Pohe is about 5.1 km away. Karanja is about 6.5 km away. Kāranja is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tandali (under 2 km), Akhatwada (2.2 km) and Kherda Pr Karanja (3.0 km).

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

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