Mohanpur is a Municipal Council in

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. It is the 10th largest town in the state and a subdivision of

West Tripura district West Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarters are located at Agartala. As of 2012 it is the most populous district of Tripura (out of 8). Geography Climate District Profile The informa ...

. Mohanpur subdivision has a total of 30

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, among them Anangnagar is the most populated followed by Vijaynagar, brahmakunda, debendranagar.

Demographics

According to the 2011

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data, the total population of Mohanpur is 16,363. The number of males is 8,434 and the number of females is 7,929 Most of the population is urban with a number of 11,325, as well as, more than 5,050 people are from rural areas. Mohanpur had an average literacy rate of 80.43%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. The male literacy rate is 83.53% and female literacy rate is 77.13%.

Forest

In the subdivision of Mohanpur there is a total of 73.869 sq km of forest land in which 73.869 sq km is

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Transportation

The main transport system of the town is dependent on roadways. Mohanpur Road and Assam Agartala Road are the main roads. The town does not have any

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s; the nearest railway station is at Jogendranagar. The distance of the town from the capital Agartala is about 23 km.

Education

* Schools # MOHANPUR CLASS XII SCHOOL # MOHANPUR GIRLS' H.S. SCHOOL # TARAPUR HIGH SCHOOL # MOHANPUR TEA GARDEN J.B SCHOOL * Colleges Swami Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya

References

{{reflist Villages in West Tripura district