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About Mokal Village

Mokal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 463 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 463
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mokal compares

By the 2011 count Mokal is the 211th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Mokal

Mokal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mokal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mokal from other places

Mokal lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Mokal
Nearest town Qadian 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 16 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Mokal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokal village had a population of 890. That makes it the 211th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Mokal village has 463 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokal has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Mokal is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokal covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mokal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Mokal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mokal.

Mokal is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 5.1 km away. Batala is about 16 km away. Gurdaspur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandila (2.3 km), Kahlwan (2.5 km) and Dhande (2.7 km).

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

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