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About Moo Pala Village

Moo Pala is a small village in Khliehriat tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 209 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moo Pala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moo Pala village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Khliehriat
Pincode 793160
Population 443
Male Population 209
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moo Pala compares

By the 2011 count Moo Pala is the 53rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Moo Pala

Moo Pala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Moo Pala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Moo Pala from other places

Moo Pala lies about 21 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 43 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 Moo Pala
Tehsil headquarters Khliehriat 21 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 21 km
Nearest town Jowai 38 km
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 43 km

Villages closest to Moo Pala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moo Pala village had a population of 443. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Moo Pala village has 209 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moo Pala has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Moo Pala is 793160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moo Pala falls under Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Moo Pala is Ditokcherra, about 43 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Moo Pala.

Moo Pala is about 21 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moo Pala is in Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Khliehriat is about 21 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 21 km away. Jowai is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mutong (8.8 km), Lum Tongseng (12 km) and Tongseng (12 km).

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

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