# Mohtara Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/mohtara/ Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur # Mohtara Mohtara is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493332**. The 2011 Census counted **2,287 people in 450 households**, the 26th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 2,287people (2011) - 450households - 69.1%literacy - 493332PIN code ## Mohtara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mohtara is 493332.** Mohtara falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493332 - Gram panchayatMohtara - Community development blockBalodabazar - Census village code443717 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? - Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)92 km by road - Baloda Bazar (nearest town)8 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? 10 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rasheda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baloda Bazar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baloda Bazar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 lakh**. About 58% of the 521 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mohtara · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **76% Toilet within the home ****5%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****8%** **33% Television ****38%** **27% Mobile phone ****32%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **68.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **976 Working population ****45.4%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 593 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (30%) · **■** Other work 136 (13%) 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 Baloda Bazar - Turma2,443 people - Juda2,425 people - Korda2,357 people - Bitkuli2,298 people - Tilda2,258 people - Munda2,190 people - Kari2,149 people - Chichirda2,145 people [All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mohtara?493332 - How far is Mohtara from Raipur?92 km by road - What is the population of Mohtara?2,287 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mohtara in?Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mohtara?69.1% (Census 2011)