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

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Village · Saja, Durg 

# Mohtara

Mohtara is a village in Saja sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491993**. The 2011 Census counted **2,379 people in 453 households**, the 4th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 2,379people (2011)
- 453households
- 70.2%literacy
- 491993PIN code

## Mohtara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mohtara is 491993.** Mohtara falls in Saja sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491993
- Gram panchayatMohtara
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442120

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?

- Saja (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)70 km by road
- Saja (nearest town)5 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?

13 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parpondi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 and gram**. About 86% of the 914 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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, 87 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mohtara · ■ Saja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**26%

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 · ■ Saja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**956

Working population ****52.6%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 58.3% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 227 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 699 (56%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 293 (23%)

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 Saja

- Parasbod3,091 people
- Sahaspur2,677 people
- Bhatgaon2,399 people
- Bortara2,238 people
- Tenduwa2,157 people
- Ghotwani1,937 people
- Kongiya Kalan1,752 people

[All 109 villages in Saja](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/saja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mohtara?491993
- How far is Mohtara from Durg?70 km by road
- What is the population of Mohtara?2,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohtara in?Durg district (Saja sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mohtara?70.2% (Census 2011)
