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About Mohaniapahari Village

Mohaniapahari is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 134 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohaniapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohaniapahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 518 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 134
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohaniapahari compares

By the 2011 count Mohaniapahari is the 161st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Mohaniapahari

Mohaniapahari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mohaniapahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mohaniapahari from other places

Mohaniapahari lies about 26 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 20 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 Mohaniapahari
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 13 km
Nearest railway station Jamua 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 26 km

Villages closest to Mohaniapahari

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 Mohaniapahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohaniapahari village had a population of 264. That makes it the 161st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Mohaniapahari village has 134 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohaniapahari has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Mohaniapahari covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohaniapahari falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mohaniapahari is Jamua, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mohaniapahari.

Mohaniapahari is about 26 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohaniapahari is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 13 km away. Jamua is about 20 km away. Giridih is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolharia (under 2 km), Barwanbahiar (under 2 km) and Hathbor (1.5 km).

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

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