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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 333 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 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 Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 333
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohanpur is the 83rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Mohanpur

Mohanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mohanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shambhuganj 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 Shambhuganj 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 620. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Mohanpur village has 333 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Mohanpur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohanpur falls under Shambhuganj 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 9.2 km away. Purāini is about 9.9 km away. Shambhuganj 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 Gorai (2.4 km), Ghogha (4.1 km) and Paidapur (6.8 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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