# Mohtara Village, Nawagarh, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawagarh, Durg 

# Mohtara

Mohtara is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491337**. The 2011 Census counted **1,786 people in 378 households**, the 17th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,786people (2011)
- 378households
- 69.0%literacy
- 491337PIN code

## Mohtara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mohtara is 491337.** Mohtara falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491337
- Gram panchayatMohtara
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441731

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mohtara from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)113 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mohtara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mohtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mohtara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 89% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mohtara

Of every 100 households in Mohtara in 2011, 38 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mohtara · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****60%**

**35%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mohtara?

■ Mohtara · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**971

Working population ****52.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 54.8% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 664 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 20 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh

- Narayanpur2,090 people
- Badnara2,035 people
- Tenduwa1,831 people
- Putpura1,817 people
- Katai1,767 people
- Ghorha1,761 people
- Tarpongi1,699 people
- Malda1,695 people

[All 185 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mohtara?491337
- How far is Mohtara from Durg?113 km by road
- What is the population of Mohtara?1,786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohtara in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mohtara?69.0% (Census 2011)