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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 706 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 801.46 hectares
Population 1,453
Male Population 706
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohanpur is the 36th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 801.46 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Mohanpur

Mohanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mohanpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 47 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 13 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 Bortalao 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 20 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 47 km

Villages closest to Mohanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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 1,453. That makes it the 36th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Mohanpur village has 706 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Mohanpur is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohanpur covers 801.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohanpur falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mohanpur is Bortalao, about 13 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Mohanpur.

Mohanpur is about 47 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanpur is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 13 km away. Dongargarh is about 20 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charbhatha (under 2 km), Alidand (2.3 km) and Bhagwantola (2.4 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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