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 inform ...

. Mohanpur subdivision has a total of 30 village panchayats, 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 km² of forest land in which 73.869 km² 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

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is at Jogendranagar. The distance of the town from the capital

Agartala Agartala (, , ) is the capital and the List of cities and towns in Tripura, largest city of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora River, Haora/Saidra River, about east of the border ...

is about 23 km.

Education

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

References

{{reflist Villages in West Tripura district