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About Moha Village

Moha is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 228 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 103.94 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 228
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Moha compares

By the 2011 count Moha is the 193rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 103.94 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Moha

Moha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Moha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moha from other places

Moha lies about 154 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 9.1 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 Moha
Nearest railway station Harinsing 9.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 26 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 154 km

Villages closest to Moha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moha village had a population of 420. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Moha village has 228 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moha has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Moha is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moha covers 103.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moha falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Moha is Harinsing, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Moha is about 154 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moha is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Harinsing is about 9.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 22 km away. Tapan 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 Sarifabad (8.6 km), Teliapara (8.6 km) and Parbbatpur (9.1 km).

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

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