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About Mohana Village

Mohana is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 604 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 745.96 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 604
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohana compares

By the 2011 count Mohana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 745.96 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 953.

Getting to Mohana

Mohana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mohana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mohana from other places

Mohana lies about 48 km from Dehradun. 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 Mohana
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 3.4 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 36 km
District headquarters Dehradun 48 km

Villages closest to Mohana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohana village had a population of 1,135. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Mohana village has 604 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohana has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Mohana is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohana covers 745.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohana falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Mohana notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Mohana.

Mohana is about 48 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohana is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 3.4 km away. Mussoorie is about 36 km away. Dehradun is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujau (under 2 km), Mangrauli (1.7 km) and Jadi (3.0 km).

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

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