# Mohtara Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa 

# Mohtara

Mohtara is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495557**. The 2011 Census counted **819 people in 182 households**, the 63rd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 819people (2011)
- 182households
- 62.0%literacy
- 495557PIN code

## Mohtara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mohtara is 495557.** Mohtara falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495557
- Gram panchayatDeori
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code436802

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)12 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)40 km by road
- Shivrinarayan (nearest town)14 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?

6 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deori
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 23 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 wheat**. About 68% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mohtara · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**86%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****9%**

**28%

Television ****19%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****62.0%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**954

Working population ****61.4%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 49.7% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 176 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 277 (55%)

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

- Barbaspur1,050 people
- Gangajal1,003 people
- Karmandi877 people
- Pipra829 people
- Barra812 people
- Khapradih752 people
- Deori617 people
- Patharra583 people

[All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mohtara?495557
- How far is Mohtara from Janjgir?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mohtara?819 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohtara in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mohtara?62.0% (Census 2011)