Village · Ambagarh, Rajnandgaon
# Mohad

Mohad is a village in Ambagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491665. The 2011 Census counted 642 people in 139 households, the 62nd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.
- 642 people (2011)
- 139 households
- 85.9% literacy
- 491665 PIN code

## Mohad PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mohad is 491665. Mohad falls in Ambagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491665
- Gram panchayat Buta Kasa
- Community development block Chowki
- Census village code 441616

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

## How far is Mohad from nearby towns?
- Ambagarh Chowki (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 66 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mohad?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mohad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mohad known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 37% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mohad

Of every 100 households in Mohad in 2011, 83 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mohad · ■ Ambagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 86%
- Toilet within the home 5% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 68%
- Tap water 0% 17%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 93% 87%
- Television 9% 17%
- Mobile phone 9% 15%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 28% 24%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Mohad?

■ Mohad · ■ Ambagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.9% 77.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 1054
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 562 994
- Working population 60.4% 57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 80.3% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 95 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 28 (7%) · ■ Marginal 248 (64%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ambagarh
- Bramhan Lanjhiya 665 people
- Jhitiya 664 people
- Atra 654 people
- Thakur Bandha 643 people
- Bhansula 636 people
- Khursitikur 635 people
- Ledijob 635 people
- Kotra 628 people

All 154 villages in Ambagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mohad? 491665
- How far is Mohad from Rajnandgaon? 66 km by road
- What is the population of Mohad? 642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohad in? Rajnandgaon district (Ambagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mohad? 85.9% (Census 2011)

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