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Mohania
मोहनिया
city
Clockwise from top: Mundeshwari Gate with NH 2, BBU Railway Station and NH 30
Clockwise from top: Mundeshwari Gate with NH 2, BBU Railway Station and NH 30
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictKaimur (Bhabua)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total30,507
Languages
 • OfficialBhojpuri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
821109
Telephone code91-6187
Vehicle registrationBR-45
Websitekaimur.bih.nic.in

Mohania is a city in Kaimur district in the Indian state of Bihar. 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 2 and State Highway 14. National Highway 30 originates from Mohania.

Mohania is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district. The famous temple Mundeshawari Devi is situated in Kaimur district. The city is on the bank of Durgavati River in south.

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.

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).[1][2]

Climate data for Mohania
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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)
[citation needed]

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, Hydrabad 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 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 There are also a few State Highways in the city SH-14.
Mohania is 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, Jet Airways, 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 B.Ed
  • Primary Teacher Training College
  • Mahila College, Darwa

School

  • Khushi Kids Play School, Shivpur Colony
  • 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
  • DAV School, Ratwar
  • Primary Teacher Training College (Govt), Darwa
  • RBS School, Durga Paraw
  • Point Education, Railway Crossing
  • Navdeep Academy, Darwa
  • Urdu School, Sabji Mandi
  • Sanjivani Public School & Hostel
  • Jyoti Niketan School, GT Road
  • Mother Sakuntala School, GT Road
  • Adarsh School, Darwa
  • SPPS School, Station Road
  • TPS School
  • Manas Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Near Bus Stand
  • Bachpan Kids Play School, GT Road
  • Indian Public School, Shivpur Colony
  • AKI Vidyalaya
  • Secondary School Bhokhari
  • Krishna Play School, Shivpur Colony, GT Road
  • Government Primary School Anantpur
  • Bachpan Play School, Near Bihar Mill

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

Institute

  • Khushi Computer Institute of Higher Education, GT Road, Mohania.
  • TEDAP (Trust for Edupreneurship Development and promotion)
  • Ranjanguru Institute of Information Technology
  • IR Classes of Information, GT road

Worship places

  • Mahawir Swet Mandir (Hanuman), Chandani Chowk
  • Mahawir Swet Mandir (Hanuman), Station 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

Other

Bank

Misc

References

  1. ^ "Today's forecasts and Hourly forecasts for Mohania, BR, Bihar, IN, India". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  2. ^ [1]