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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is a mid sized village in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 834 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi II
Pincode 713406
Area (hectares) 421.22 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 834
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohanpur is the 35th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 421.22 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mohanpur

Mohanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mohanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mohanpur from other places

Mohanpur lies about 15 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Jhapater Dhal, about 5.3 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 Jhapater Dhal 5.3 km
Nearest town Guskhara 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Galsi II 15 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 15 km

Villages closest to Mohanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Galsi II 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 1,675. That makes it the 35th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Mohanpur village has 834 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mohanpur is 713406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohanpur covers 421.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohanpur falls under Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mohanpur is Jhapater Dhal, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mohanpur.

Mohanpur is about 15 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanpur is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Jhapater Dhal is about 5.3 km away. Guskhara is about 14 km away. Galsi II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channa (3.6 km), Sankari (4.3 km) and Belgram (6.7 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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