Mohanpur (community development block)

Mohanpur
—  community development block  —
Mohanpur Location of Mohanpur in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	21°50′19″N 87°25′53″E / 21.83856°N 87.43145°E / 21.83856; 87.43145Coordinates: 21°50′19″N 87°25′53″E / 21.83856°N 87.43145°E / 21.83856; 87.43145
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Paschim Medinipur
Parliamentary constituency	Medinipur
Assembly constituency	Dantan
Population • Density	96,315 (2001[update]) • 685 /km2 (1,774 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	140.60 square kilometres (54.29 sq mi)
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in/

For other places with the same name, see Mohanpur.

Mohanpur (community development block) (Bengali: মোহনপুর সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Mohanpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Mohanpur.^[1][2]

Geography

Mohanpur is located at 21°50′19″N 87°25′53″E / 21.83856°N 87.43145°E / 21.83856; 87.43145.

Mohanpur community development block has an area of 140.60  km².^[2]

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Mohanpur block/ panchayat samiti are: Mohanpur, Nilda, Sautiya, Siyalsai and Tanuya.^[3]

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Mohanpur block had a total population of 96,315, out of which 49,111 were males and 47,204 were females. Mohanpur block registered a population growth of 14.95 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent.^[2]Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.45 per cent.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Contact details of Block Development Officers". Paschim Medinipur district. West Bengal Government. http://wbprd.gov.in/html/asp/bdo_contact.asp?cd=ED. Retrieved 2011-04-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, (erstwhile) Medinipur District". Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/Table4_15.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-10. 
3. ^ "Allocation of 3rd SFC (untied) Fund". Paschim Medinipur district. Government of West Bengal - Department of Panchayats & Rural Development. http://zpmidwest.org/allotments%5C3rd-SFC-Allot-Guide.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-10. 
4. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4". Census of India 2001, Medinipur district. Census Commission of India. http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-20.