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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 435 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721305, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721305
Area (hectares) 86.13 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 435
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohanpur is the 56th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 86.13 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Mohanpur

Mohanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 18 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Radhamohanpur, about under 2 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 Radhamohanpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur I 18 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 18 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 30 km

Villages closest to Mohanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur I 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 906. That makes it the 56th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Mohanpur village has 435 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Mohanpur is 721305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohanpur covers 86.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohanpur falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mohanpur is Radhamohanpur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mohanpur.

Mohanpur is about 18 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanpur is in Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Radhamohanpur is about under 2 km away. Kharagpur I is about 18 km away. Paschim Medinipur 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 Alichak (5.5 km), Mahashaypur Chak (6.0 km) and Shusaniakaji Chak (6.0 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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