Village · Abhanpur, Raipur
# Mokhetara

Mokhetara is a village in Abhanpur sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493891. The 2011 Census counted 1,080 people in 179 households, the 83rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.
- 1,080 people (2011)
- 179 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 493891 PIN code

## Mokhetara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mokhetara is 493891. Mokhetara falls in Abhanpur sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493891
- Gram panchayat Mokhetara
- Community development block Abhanpur
- Census village code 444654

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

## How far is Mokhetara from nearby towns?
- Abhanpur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Arang (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mokhetara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mokhetara; 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
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tama Seoni
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arang
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Abhanpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mokhetara known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and gram. About 70% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mokhetara

Of every 100 households in Mokhetara in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mokhetara · ■ Abhanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 91%
- Toilet within the home 14% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 85%
- Tap water 0% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 82% 56%
- Television 54% 43%
- Mobile phone 40% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 26% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 8% 19%
- Own their home 97% 94%

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

## What is the population of Mokhetara?

■ Mokhetara · ■ Abhanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 75.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1045 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1159 994
- Working population 47.1% 46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 70.6% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 87 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (8%) · ■ Other work 13 (3%) · ■ Marginal 369 (72%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Abhanpur
- Tarra-2 1,151 people
- Parsulidih 1,137 people
- Dadar Jhori 1,107 people
- Thanaud 1,099 people
- Jhanki 1,042 people
- Ghorbhatti 1,039 people
- Kanhera 1,024 people
- Alekhuta 1,018 people

All 105 villages in Abhanpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mokhetara? 493891
- How far is Mokhetara from Raipur? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Mokhetara? 1,080 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mokhetara in? Raipur district (Abhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mokhetara? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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