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About Mohna Village

Mohna is a large village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,140, made up of 1,131 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares.

Mohna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 2,140
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mohna compares

By the 2011 count Mohna is the 23rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Mohna

Mohna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mohna as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mohna from other places

Mohna lies about 13 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 2.1 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 Mohna
Nearest railway station Punsia 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 5.6 km
District headquarters Banka 13 km
Nearest town Bānka 13 km

Villages closest to Mohna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun 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 Mohna

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohna village had a population of 2,140. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Mohna village has 1,131 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohna has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Mohna covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohna falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mohna is Punsia, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mohna.

Mohna is about 13 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohna is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 2.1 km away. Rajaun is about 5.6 km away. Banka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agia Chak (under 2 km), Bania Chak (under 2 km) and Katia (1.8 km).

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

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