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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 877 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 824202
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 1,703
Male Population 877
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohanpur is the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mohanpur

The census records public bus service for Mohanpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mohanpur from other places

Mohanpur lies about 39 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 6.0 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 Giridih 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 30 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 39 km

Villages closest to Mohanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Topchanchi 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 1,703. That makes it the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Mohanpur village has 877 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Mohanpur is 824202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohanpur covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohanpur falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mohanpur is Giridih, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mohanpur.

Mohanpur is about 39 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanpur is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 6.0 km away. Topchanchi is about 30 km away. Dhanbad is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahthadih (under 2 km), Sirampur (2.4 km) and Chitarpur (3.7 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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