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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 120 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Mohanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 120
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohanpur is the 143rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mohanpur

Mohanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mohanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mohanpur from other places

Mohanpur lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 9.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mohanpur
Nearest railway station Tikani 9.2 km
Nearest town Purāini 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 33 km
District headquarters Banka 33 km

Villages closest to Mohanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mohanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohanpur village had a population of 217. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mohanpur village has 120 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Mohanpur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohanpur falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mohanpur is Tikani, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mohanpur.

Mohanpur is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanpur is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 9.2 km away. Purāini is about 9.9 km away. Dhuraiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barri (2.7 km), Kodarkath (6.1 km) and Badali Chak (6.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mohanpur today is likely to be higher.

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