Village · Shikaripara, Dumka
# Mohanpur

Mohanpur is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814119. The 2011 Census counted 632 people in 137 households, the 77th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.
- 632 people (2011)
- 137 households
- 89.0% literacy
- 814119 PIN code

## Mohanpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mohanpur is 814119. Mohanpur falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814119
- Gram panchayat Barmesia
- Community development block Shikaripara
- Census village code 370838

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mohanpur from nearby towns?
- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 19 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mohanpur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mohanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mohanpur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 29% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mohanpur

Of every 100 households in Mohanpur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Mohanpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 7%
- Toilet within the home 28% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 93%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 97%
- Use banking services 60% 24%
- Television 47% 7%
- Mobile phone 39% 20%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 18% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 31%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mohanpur?

■ Mohanpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.0% 57.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 881 968
- Working population 32.9% 43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 84.2% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 145 (70%) · ■ Marginal 49 (24%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara
- Patabari 653 people
- Sirudiha Urf Siruraydih 650 people
- Baramasia 635 people
- Amchua 632 people
- Ghutkandar 622 people
- Gujisimal 618 people
- Dedaha 616 people
- Ganespur 608 people

All 261 villages in Shikaripara

## Other places named Mohanpur
- Mohanpur · Sub-district, Gaya · 200,149 people
- Mohanpur · Sub-district, Deoghar · 175,845 people
- Mohanpur · Sub-district, West Tripura · 163,639 people
- Mohanpur · Sub-district, Samastipur · 115,032 people
- Mohanpur · Sub-district, Paschim Medinipur · 111,901 people
- Mohanpur · Village, Mohanpur, Samastipur · 17,827 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mohanpur? 814119
- How far is Mohanpur from Dumka? 19 km by road
- What is the population of Mohanpur? 632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohanpur in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mohanpur? 89.0% (Census 2011)

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