Mohania

Mohania
Rasulpur, Islamganj, Satuarganj[1]
City
Mohania is located in Bihar
Mohania
Mohania
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°10′04″N 83°37′08″E / 25.16778°N 83.61889°E / 25.16778; 83.61889
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictKaimur (Bhabua)
Established1550
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
13,910
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • RegionalBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
821109
Telephone code91-6187
Vehicle registrationBR-45
Websitekaimur.bih.nic.in

Mohania is a city and corresponding community development block in Kaimur district of Bihar, India. It serves as headquarters for the Mohania sub-division in Kaimur district. It is 17 km (11 mi) by road north of the city of Bhabua, at the intersection of National Highway 19 (old NH-2), NH-219, and NH-319. The bank of the Durgavati River is just to the south of Mohania. The total block population was 218,479, in 32,198 households.[2]

Mohania is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district. The famous temple Mundeshawari Devi is situated in Kaimur district.

  1. ^ Saiyad Hasan Ansari (1986). "Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley".
  2. ^ a b "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Kaimur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 22–85, 344–423, 898–99. Retrieved 3 February 2021.