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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 421 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 421
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohanpur is the 64th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 4.7 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 Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 10 km
Nearest town Madhupur 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Mohanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengabad 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 784. That makes it the 64th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Mohanpur village has 421 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Mohanpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohanpur covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohanpur falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mohanpur is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mohanpur.

Mohanpur is about 19 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanpur is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 4.7 km away. Bengabad is about 10 km away. Madhupur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagri (under 2 km), Jhalakdiha (under 2 km) and Kadmatol (1.7 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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