Mohania

Mohania, also known as Rasulpur, Islamganj, and Satuarganj, 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 by road north of the city of Bhabua, at the intersection of National Highway 19 (old NH 2), National Highway 219, and National Highway 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

Rasulpur

Islamganj ,Satuarganj

[1]
City
Mohania
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°10′04″N 83°37′08″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictKaimur (Bhabua)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total13,910
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • RegionalBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
821109
Telephone code91-6187
Vehicle registrationBR-45
Websitekaimur.bih.nic.in

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

History

Mohania was established by the descendants of Reosar rao who was son Raja Anchal misir and Grand son of Kam dev singh who was Sakarwar rajput king and ruled over pahargarh state. Kam dev also served in the force led by his younger brother Dham deo. After the battle of Khanwa kam dev and Dham dev settled at Ghazipur in uttarpradesh. Son of Dham deo name as Diwan ram rao founded Chainpur and Bhabua in Bihar. Kam deo had four sons name as Anchal misir singh, Vichal misir singh, Sarang misir singh and Rohit misir singh. Vichal, Sarang, and Rohit established 70 villages near Morena in Madhyapradesh. Anchal misir with his father came to Ghazipur and had two sons name as Raja Harish chandra misir or Raja Harish chandra rao and Reosar misir or Reosar rao. Descents of Harish chandra founded many villages near Ghazipur and bihar and uttarpradesh border. Reosar misir singh had two sons the First son established many villages in Ghazipur and the second sons family defused to Ghazipur and established Mohania.[3] The town was actually established as Rasulpur but after some generations Islamganj and Satuarganj were established.

Geography and climate

Geography

Mohania has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 feet). Mohania is divided into wards. Here is the ancient famous Satti Devi mandir near railway station, White Hanuman mandir. Hanuman mandir is the biggest temple at station road. Here is a beautiful stadium near M.P. College. In the south, there is a river called Durgauti. Mohania is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district. The famous temple Mundeshawari Devi is situated in Kaimur district. The route for this temple goes through Mohania. Public Transport or hired vehicles are available for the temple Mundeshwari Devi from Railway Station (Bhabua Road) or Bus stand on NH-2.

There is a waterfall Telhar, approx 50 km in south.

The total area of Mohania block is 28,426.6 hectares.[2]

Climate

Mohania experiences a humid subtropical climate with large variations between summer and winter temperatures. The temperature ranges between 22 and 46 °C (72 and 115 °F) in the summers. Winters in Mohania see very large diurnal variations, with warm days and downright cold nights. The dry summer starts in April and lasts until June, followed by the monsoon season from July to October. Vk Cold waves from the Himalayan region cause temperatures to dip across the city in the winter from December to February and temperatures below 5 °C (41 °F) are not uncommon. Fog is common in the winters, while hot dry winds, called loo, blow in the summers. The average annual rainfall is 1,110 mm (44 in).[4][5]

Climate data for Mohania
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 23
(74)		 26.6
(79.8)		 32.6
(90.7)		 37.9
(100.2)		 40.8
(105.5)		 38.4
(101.2)		 33.1
(91.6)		 31.6
(88.9)		 32
(90)		 32.1
(89.7)		 27.9
(82.3)		 24.0
(75.2)		 31.7
(89.1)
Average low °C (°F) 18.7
(65.6)		 8.6
(47.5)		 11.0
(51.8)		 21
(70)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.8
(80.3)		 25.2
(77.3)		 24.6
(76.2)		 23.6
(74.5)		 19.7
(67.5)		 14.3
(57.7)		 9.0
(48.2)		 19.0
(66.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.2
(0.80)		 20.7
(0.81)		 14.2
(0.56)		 6.6
(0.26)		 11.1
(0.44)		 116.3
(4.58)		 298.2
(11.74)		 329
(13.0)		 181.5
(7.15)		 45.2
(1.78)		 11.5
(0.45)		 3.6
(0.14)		 1,057.9
(41.65)

Transport

Mohania is well connected by air, rail and road with the major Indian cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Jamshedpur, Hyderabad etc. The town is 776 km from Delhi, 1240 km from Secunderabad. One of the major factors in Mohania's sustained existence as an inhabited city is its role as an established transportation hub between different cities. It is a subdivisional town in Kaimur district. The district headquarters, Bhabua, is 14 km southward from the railway station.

Road

The town is 180 km from Patna and 60 km from Varanasi by road.
Earlier state highway SH-14 was connected to Buxar via Ramgarh from the south and with Bhabua (district capital, Audhaura, Bhagwanpur) from the south.

Railway

The name of the railway station of Mohania is Bhabua Road railway station, situated on Howrah–Gaya–Mughalsarai–New Delhi Grand Cord line. The station code is "BBU".

Airport

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi, commonly known as Babatpur Airport, is the nearest airport, 71 km from Mohania. Indian carriers, including Air India, Kingfisher Airlines, Spicejet, and international carriers like Air India, Thai Airways International, Korean Air and Naaz Airlines operate from here.

Education

Colleges
  • Maharana Pratap College, including BEd
  • Primary Teacher Training College
  • Mahila College, Darwa
  • SINP(Nursing College), Darwa
  • Md Ali College, An krcn MMHAPU, Patna

School
  • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chaurasia, Ramgarh Road
  • Sharda Brajraj High School (Govt), Station Road
  • Project Santi Balika High School (Govt), Station Road
  • Sanskrit School (Govt), Kachahari Road
  • Navdeep Academy, Darwa
  • DAV School, Ratwar
  • Primary Teacher Training College (Govt), Darwa
  • RBS School, Durga Paraw
  • Point Education, Barej
  • Urdu School, Sabji Mandi
  • Sanjivani Public School & Hostel
  • Jyoti Niketan School, GT Road
  • Khushi Kids Play School, Shivpur Colony, GT Road
  • Mother Sakuntala School, GT Road
  • Adarsh School, Darwa
  • SPPS School, Station Road
  • TPS School
  • Manas Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Near Bus Stand
  • Indian Public School, Shivpur Colony
  • AKI Vidyalaya
  • Md Ali Public School, Railway Mall Godown Road
  • Little Flower English School, Railway Colony Mohania

Near By

  • Vishwanath Inter College (Govt), Mujan
  • Sewa Niketan High School (Govt), Barhuli
  • Shri Krishna High School (Govt), Mujan
  • Bhagwat High School (Govt), Bamhour
  • JC High School (Govt), Khajara Bahadura
  • Maharshi Goutam Sanskrit High School, Pusuali
  • Adarsh High School (Govt), Barupar
  • Jayram Churaman Adarsh High School, Choursia
  • Secondary School, Bhokhari
  • Government Primary School, Anantpur

Institute
  • Sarvodaya Institute of Nursing and Paramedical ( Affiliated - Indian Nursing Council), Darwa
  • Compskill Infotech Computer Institute, ward 7, near Hotel Kamta Singhasan)
  • Khushi Computer Institute of Higher Education, G.T Road
  • Aryan Computer Institute, ward 10, Badi Bazar
  • TEDAP (Trust for Edupreneurship Development and promotion)
  • Ranjanguru Institute of Information Technology
  • IR Classes of Information, GT road
  • Sewa Computer Centre (Run by Ncpul & Nielit govt. Of india), Railway mall godown road

Worship places
  • Mahawir Swet Mandir (Hanuman), Chandani Chowk
  • Mahawir Swet Mandir (Hanuman), Station Road
  • Shree Jageshwar Nath Mandir, Bhabhua Road
  • Baba Ganinath Mandir, Bhabhua Road
  • Sati Mandir, Station Road
  • Kali Mandir, Near DAV School
  • Sahid Baba, near NH 30, GT road
  • Mosque-1, Sabji Madi
  • Mosque-2, Sabji Madi Railway crossing
  • Noori Shahi Masjid (Mosque-3), Barkat nagar
  • Dargahan Baba Masjid (Mosque-4), Bari Bazar, Station Road
  • Kali Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Lord Buddha Mandir(ancient) in Barhupar

Bank

Misc

Villages

Mohania block contains the following 208 villages:[2]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Piparia2652,530
Mehro1302,420
Bhadaulia39792
Mobarakpur872,132
Kanauli460
Akorhi1572,047
Usari3312,931
Anantpur51360
Sadatpur53530
Kekrha981,263
Dewkali1472,568
Mohania (block headquarters)52013,910
Baspurwa240
Danialpur Kurai1771,466
Rasulpur Karmahri1372,567
Bharkhar5755,764
Bhankhanpur91304
Raipuria470
Kurra2572,072
Lodia320
Doghara142989
Patti54398
Narwat480
Dewkharia380
Karanpura490
Aladahi112738
Hasanpura26617
Bhawanipur180
Jigina1391,324
Lurpurwa1551,036
Edilpur46364
Berra189915
Jatalia160
Chhata1390
Akorhi701,588
Maniarpur730
Dumarpokhar3461,300
Siapokhar3421,487
Rajiabandh121738
Jagarnathpur410
Tulshipur55561
Harakhpura300
Gangdaspur280
Bamhaurkhas4383,249
Bamhaur Panre2341,407
Barahiya257118
Naseja1090
Sareya141615
Barhupar1,2116,461
Sahijana86314
Dhanattarpur47.20
Lakhanpatti210109
Barkakatra2085,615
Katra Bahuara137868
Bardehri500
Kormahri2941,751
Baghni4482,809
Narsinghpur11511
Ismailpur24305
Sakrauli2521,814
Telanga216597
Karsaria101410
Kaithiya100738
Chotka Katra97984
Binodpur125272
Naraura195990
Semaria154409
Lahuribari1061,297
Mujan4444,333
Dharampura27.10
Dandwas3592,870
Ganr Sarai62.20
Semaria1410
Chhotki Kulharia2341,655
Barki Kulharia172543
Khajhra1371,171
Keshopur1301,149
Chhapri84111
Dia1791,403
Arazi Bhokhari480
Sarai1901,004
Bahdura13448
Mankawatia108550
Bhokhari2521,558
Khudar Gaura52549
Gaura165919
Bhatauli1161,164
Karta190
Panserwa981,352
Bhirkhira143965
Hardeiya1280
Baraitha1481,538
Belahri96906
Laria89877
Hardaspur32156
Lorpurwa29249
Sarai110544
Baishpurwa170
Tekari1801,420
Bhoganda280
Jonhiya1480
Bhagirathpur68445
Nawada470
Shondhi1491,466
Torwa49341
Mohammadpur123796
Atraulia300
Arra183860
Panapur2082,080
Arazi Arra220
Dasoti2892,033
Patilwa146541
Bahdura100470
Kishunipur830
Mallupur420
Baghni5154,189
Ahinaura3722,497
Turkaulia62.7774
Lakhmipur62583
Patserwa42.7698
Kutbanpur530
Atia21.70
Bairi880
Chheria940
Chordehra78384
Tikaitpur5355
Dubaulia360
Harnathpur112698
Bahera160
Jirhulia570
Kankaulia18.50
Adhwar2031,534
Sarahula158886
Suara38.90
Khairi74.80
Bishunpura45722
Dalopur33.8271
Dulahpur56569
Bahera15155
Bhaluhi119521
Marha520
Maricha204980
Gaharpura29.40
Siriari52.80
Parashurampur941,221
Chandwa102.9292
Panre Pipra594486
Kabirajpur63.8289
Nawagawan63.9253
Chaube Deharia51.90
Dube Deharia42104
Chhitbisawan72.80
Tiwari Deharia41.9247
Panre Deharia99.1714
Rampur91.3740
Samahuta215.22,207
Khudra47.177
Jitapur861,259
Horilpur35150
Khajepur440
Narayanpur63.10
Shukul Pipra68157
Rajpur44730
Adhvani109.2826
Misraulia89223
Bairi96966
Dadar4903,986
Paspipra124956
Sukhpurwa109923
Pipra Gareri94195
Kathej4904,471
Majhari3963,448
Mamade2032,597
Sariawan106538
Gheghiya2501,557
Bhundi Tekari1331,140
Checharia1608
Darwan3247,096
Kanhiya191,334
Barej2993,246
Amarpura1492,219
Belaunri1225,824
Kauriram2042,269
Pakrihar2281,835
Tiyara44120
Muthani1612,285
Dewaria1491,381
Rasulpur430
Ameth2543,234
Sarayan40520
Barka Sagra179974
Murharia981,003
Patelwa56.21,346
Atraulia1791,376
Kewrhi93128
Mamrezpur, Kaimur83483
Bhitti1433,704
Pandepur827
Barhuli1491,314
Karigawan951,082
Bhopatpur56897
Bhopatpur, Kaimur (census code 249501)690
Pusauli1971,910
Shahbazpur306.42,452
Machhanhat145439
Katra Arazi English408764
Barhaulia2080
Sagarpur112341

References
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