Village · Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa
# Mohtra

Mohtra is a village in Malkharoda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494001. The 2011 Census counted 1,079 people in 262 households, the 53rd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 1,079 people (2011)
- 262 households
- 66.2% literacy
- 494001 PIN code

## Mohtra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mohtra is 494001. Mohtra falls in Malkharoda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494001
- Gram panchayat Mohtra
- Community development block Malkharoda
- Census village code 437238

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mohtra from nearby towns?
- Malkharoda (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 66 km by road
- Adbhar (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mohtra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mohtra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Malkharoda
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Malkharoda
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Malkharoda
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mohtra known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 69% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mohtra

Of every 100 households in Mohtra in 2011, 86 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mohtra · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 94%
- Toilet within the home 38% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 87%
- Tap water 1% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 46% 24%
- Television 36% 32%
- Mobile phone 46% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 28%
- Own their home 97% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mohtra?

■ Mohtra · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.2% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1075 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 946
- Working population 65.9% 58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 55.2% for women. 65% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 111 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 196 (28%) · ■ Other work 18 (3%) · ■ Marginal 386 (54%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Malkharoda
- Chatipali 1,155 people
- Sero 1,138 people
- Kudhari 1,125 people
- Charoudi 1,081 people
- Naurangpur 1,076 people
- Kulba 1,062 people
- Mahuldeep 1,021 people
- Katari 1,017 people

All 109 villages in Malkharoda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mohtra? 494001
- How far is Mohtra from Janjgir? 66 km by road
- What is the population of Mohtra? 1,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohtra in? Janjgir - Champa district (Malkharoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mohtra? 66.2% (Census 2011)

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