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About Mohani Village

Mohani is one of the larger villages in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,900, made up of 3,527 males and 3,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906 hectares hectares.

Mohani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 906 hectares
Population 6,900
Male Population 3,527
Female Population 3,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mohani compares

By the 2011 count Mohani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 906 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Mohani

The census records public bus service for Mohani as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mohani from other places

Mohani lies about 8.4 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kasba, about 2.9 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 Mohani
Nearest railway station Kasba 2.9 km
District headquarters Purnia 8.4 km

Villages closest to Mohani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohani village had a population of 6,900. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Mohani village has 3,527 males and 3,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohani has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Mohani covers 906 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohani falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mohani is Kasba, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance for Mohani.

Mohani is about 8.4 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohani is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 2.9 km away. Purnia is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikapur (under 2 km), Betauna (1.8 km) and Lagan (3.5 km).

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

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