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About Mokhe Village

Mokhe is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 416 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokhe village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143521
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 416
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mokhe compares

By the 2011 count Mokhe is the 263rd largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Mokhe

The census records public bus service for Mokhe as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mokhe from other places

Mokhe lies about 4.5 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 Mokhe
Nearest railway station Gurdaspur 4.5 km

Villages closest to Mokhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokhe village had a population of 797. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Mokhe village has 416 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokhe has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Mokhe is 143521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokhe covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mokhe falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mokhe is Gurdaspur, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mokhe.

Mokhe is about 4.5 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokhe is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Gurdaspur is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narad (under 2 km), Mahandipur (1.5 km) and Lakhanpal (1.6 km).

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

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