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About Mohur Village

Mohur is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 449 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614903
Area (hectares) 346.01 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 449
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohur compares

By the 2011 count Mohur is the 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 346.01 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Mohur

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

Mohur lies about 26 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Alakkudi, about 24 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 Mohur
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 20 km
Nearest railway station Alakkudi 24 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 31 km

Villages closest to Mohur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohur village had a population of 972. That makes it the 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Mohur village has 449 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohur has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Mohur is 614903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohur covers 346.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohur falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mohur is Alakkudi, about 24 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 km distance for Mohur.

Mohur is about 26 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohur is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Nānjikkottai is about 20 km away. Alakkudi is about 24 km away. Thanjavur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thuvarankurichi North (13 km), Thuvarankurichi South (13 km) and Kollukkadu (20 km).

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

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