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About Mohanpur Village

Mohanpur is a small village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 72 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 52.52 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 72
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Mohanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 52.52 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 957.

Getting to Mohanpur

Mohanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mohanpur 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 Mohanpur from other places

Mohanpur lies about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 16 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 Dhachna 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 16 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliaganj 34 km

Villages closest to Mohanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliaganj 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 133. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Mohanpur village has 72 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanpur has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mohanpur is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohanpur covers 52.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mohanpur falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mohanpur is Dhachna, about 16 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 Mohanpur.

Mohanpur is about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanpur is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 16 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 16 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (under 2 km), Fatepur (10 km) and Madanpur (19 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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