Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat
# Mohgaon

Mohgaon is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,162 people in 311 households, the 63rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.
- 1,162 people (2011)
- 311 households
- 72.8% literacy
- 1,028 females per 1,000 males

## Mohgaon PIN code and other codes

Mohgaon falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Lalbarra
- Census village code 497592

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

## How far is Mohgaon from nearby towns?
- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town) 23 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mohgaon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mohgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mohgaon known for?

The main crops are dhan. About 88% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mohgaon

Of every 100 households in Mohgaon in 2011, 63 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mohgaon · ■ Lalbarra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 72%
- Toilet within the home 6% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 86%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95%
- Use banking services 38% 45%
- Television 13% 16%
- Mobile phone 12% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 42% 24%
- Own their home 94% 95%

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

## What is the population of Mohgaon?

■ Mohgaon · ■ Lalbarra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 78.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 1015
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1094 939
- Working population 60.2% 54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 64.2% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 88 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 169 (24%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 42 (6%) · ■ Marginal 399 (57%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lalbarra
- Bamhani 1,269 people
- Pandewada 1,224 people
- Chichgaon 1,178 people
- Atri 1,172 people
- Newargaon 1,112 people
- Ganeshpur 1,107 people
- Botta 1,102 people
- Chhindlai 1,079 people

All 110 villages in Lalbarra

## Other places named Mohgaon
- Mohgaon · Town, Chhindwara · 9,909 people
- Mohgaon · Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat · 5,536 people
- Mohgaon · Village, Ghughari, Mandla · 3,093 people
- Mohgaon · Village, Pandariya, Kabeerdham · 2,765 people
- Mohgaon · Village, Babai, Hoshangabad · 2,458 people
- Mohgaon · Village, Narkhed, Nagpur · 2,184 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Mohgaon from Balaghat? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Mohgaon? 1,162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohgaon in? Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mohgaon? 72.8% (Census 2011)

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