Mohanpur (community development block)
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Mohanpur মোহনপুর |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Mohanpur
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| Coordinates: 21°50′19″N 87°25′53″E / 21.83856°N 87.43145°ECoordinates: 21°50′19″N 87°25′53″E / 21.83856°N 87.43145°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 137.49 km2 (53.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 111,901 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 721436 (Mohanpur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03229 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-34 |
| Literacy | 80.51% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Medinipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dantan |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Mohanpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The Mohanpur area is a monotonous rice plain with numerous waterways and tidal creeks intersecting it. The tidal creeks are lined with embankments to prevent flooding of the fields. Much of the area is water-logged. In Mohanpur CD Block 100% of the cultivated area has highly productive alluvial soil.
Mohanpur is located at 21°50′19″N 87°25′53″E / 21.83856°N 87.43145°E.
Mohanpur CD Block is bounded by Dantan II CD Block in the north, Egra I CD Block, in Purba Medinipur district, in the east, Jaleswar CD Block/ tehsil, in Balasore district in Odisha, in the south and Dantan I CD Block, in the west. It is located 58 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters.
Mohanpur CD Block has an area of 137.49 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 5 gram panchayats, 182 gram sansads (village councils), 103 mouzas and 100 inhabited villages. Mohanpur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Mohanpur.
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