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About Mohanganj Village

Mohanganj is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 872 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.4 hectares hectares.

Mohanganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohanganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 96.4 hectares
Population 1,638
Male Population 872
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mohanganj compares

By the 2011 count Mohanganj is the 67th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 96.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Mohanganj

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

How far is Mohanganj from other places

Mohanganj lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Salmari, about 2.5 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 Mohanganj
Nearest railway station Salmari 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 10 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 27 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Mohanganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohanganj village had a population of 1,638. That makes it the 67th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Mohanganj village has 872 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanganj has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Mohanganj covers 96.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mohanganj falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mohanganj is Salmari, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mohanganj.

Mohanganj is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanganj is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Salmari is about 2.5 km away. Azamnagar is about 10 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baldiagachhi (under 2 km), Teghra (1.8 km) and Koia (1.9 km).

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

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