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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is one of the larger villages in Mansahi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,096, made up of 2,702 males and 2,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Mansahi
Pincode 854103
Area (hectares) 503.1 hectares
Population 5,096
Male Population 2,702
Female Population 2,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohanpur is the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents. Its 503.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

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 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 Mohanpur from other places

Mohanpur lies about 22 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Pirpainti, about 9.4 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 Pirpainti 9.4 km
Nearest town Manihāri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mansahi 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 22 km

Villages closest to Mohanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mansahi 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 5,096. That makes it the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents.

Mohanpur village has 2,702 males and 2,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Mohanpur is 854103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohanpur covers 503.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohanpur falls under Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mohanpur is Pirpainti, about 9.4 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 10+ km distance for Mohanpur.

Mohanpur is about 22 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanpur is in Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district. Pirpainti is about 9.4 km away. Manihāri is about 14 km away. Mansahi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansh Hahi Kebala (10 km), Harparshad (14 km) and Dumaria Bishunpur (14 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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