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About Mukkha Village

Mukkha is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 335 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.48 hectares hectares.

Mukkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukkha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 597.48 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 335
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mukkha compares

By the 2011 count Mukkha is the 157th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 597.48 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Mukkha

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

Mukkha lies about 37 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 20 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 Mukkha
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 20 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 37 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 37 km

Villages closest to Mukkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukkha village had a population of 614. That makes it the 157th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Mukkha village has 335 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukkha has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Mukkha covers 597.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mukkha falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mukkha is Lusa, about 20 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 village for Mukkha.

Mukkha is about 37 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukkha is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 7.4 km away. Lusa is about 20 km away. Sonbhadra is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karsoata (1.5 km), Baraudhi (2.0 km) and Phulawari (2.0 km).

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

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