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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 472 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, 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 Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 116.55 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 472
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 66th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 116.55 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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 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 Pingla 9.0 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 Pingla 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 897. That makes it the 66th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Mohanpur village has 472 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mohanpur is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohanpur covers 116.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohanpur falls under Pingla 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Radhamohanpur is about under 2 km away. Pingla is about 9.0 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), Chak Ghanashyam (6.0 km) and Chak Krishnadas (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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