Mohubani
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mohubani |
| settlement_type | Village |
| pushpin_map | India Jharkhand#India |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Jharkhand |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Dhanbad |
| established_title | |
| government_type | Representative democracy |
| governing_body | Gram panchayat |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 2.3 |
| elevation_m | 196 |
| population_total | 1,600 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| leader_title1 | Sarpanch |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Hindi, Kudmali |
| demographics_type2 | Literacy (2011) |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 828201 (Baliapur) |
| area_code_type | Telephone/STD code |
| area_code | 0326 |
| registration_plate | JH 10 |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Dhanbad |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Sindri |
| website | |
| official_name | Madhubani |
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Mohubani (, ) is a village in Gobindpur block of
Dhanbad District, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Origin of its name
The name "Mohubani" may be derived from the words "mohua" - a kind of tree flower used to make a drink, and "ban" - a forest.
Demographics
Mahubani Local Language is Hindi. Mahubani Village Total population is 1535 and number of houses are 308. Female Population is 48.1%. Village literacy rate is 56.9% and the Female Literacy rate is 21.8%.
Geography and climate
Mohubani is located at . It is 15 km from Dhanbad station, 18 km from Sindri, 12 km from Govindpur, 10 km from baliapur. Its nearest railway station and post office is chhota Ambona nearly 2 km from village, and its thana is Govindpur.
Mohubani features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47 °C. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall. In winter, the minimum temperature remains around 12 °C with a maximum of 22 °C. Forests present are of a northern tropical dry deciduous type. In many of these forests, people are engaged in sericulture.
Language
Hindi and Bengali are widely spoken. In addition, several tribal languages are also spoken, including Khortha.
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 Census Commission of India. Archived from http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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