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About Molingaon Village

Molingaon is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,000, made up of 539 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molingaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molingaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 1,000
Male Population 539
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molingaon compares

By the 2011 count Molingaon is the 97th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Molingaon

Molingaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Molingaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Molingaon from other places

Molingaon lies about 23 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 19 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 Molingaon
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 19 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 23 km

Villages closest to Molingaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Molingaon village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 97th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Molingaon village has 539 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molingaon has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Molingaon is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molingaon covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Molingaon falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Molingaon is Hatwar, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Molingaon.

Molingaon is about 23 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molingaon is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 6.8 km away. Hatwar is about 19 km away. Bahādurganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Natuapara (under 2 km), Jadhail (under 2 km) and Purandaha (1.6 km).

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

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