Mohpa

Mohpa
Mohpa
city
Tahasil	Kalameshwar Former in saoner taluka
Government
• Type	municipal council
Area

Mohpa is a city with a

state of Maharashtra

. Although physically located within Kalmeshwar ( former in saoner) taluka, it is not subject to taluka governance. It is divided in to basically three part

1.Galbardi - this area is at the beginning and higher in height from Mohpa, so in regional language hill means 'Gal' and area means 'Bardi'

2.Mohpa - main town which includes regular market for daily needs . 3.Mhasepathar - the word comes from platue (Pathar in Marathi) of mohpa, governed by grampanchayt.

Mohpa has an old Ram mandir. The mandir is having beautiful Ram panchayatan. It also has the Samadhi of a noble saint Shri. Tukaram Maharaj. Every navratri the local people witness a well planned utsav for all 9 days. Mohpa is famous for its bull market from past 50 years, although orange farm is the main identity of this town.

Geography

Mohpa is located on a tributary of the Chandrabhaga River.[2] It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Kalmeshwar and 34 kilometres (21 mi) north-west of Nagpur. It has an average elevation of 351 metres (1151 feet).

History

Before 1955, Mohpa was a

panchayat village,^[1] but it was given municipal status that year,^[3]

Demographics

As of 2001 [update] India census, Mohpa had a population of 7,068.^[4] Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Mohpa had an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 81%, and female literacy was 66%. In Mohpa, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.^[5]^[6]

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2001^[7]	3583	3485	7068	-	88.809	4.740	0.014	0.014	6.324	0.000	0.085	0.014
2011^[8]	3520	3467	6987	-1.146	87.749	5.367	0.014	0.186	6.441	0.086	0.157	0.000

References

^ ^a ^b "Municipalities". Nagpur District Gazetteer. 1966. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.
^ "Mohpa Town". Nagpur District Gazetteer. 1908. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.
^ Vide notification No. 1482-7825-M-B, 23 March 1955
^ "2001 Alphabetical List of Towns and Their Population: Maharashtra" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2007.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ 2001 Census Town Code = 40921000; 2011 Census Town Code = 802704
^ Census India 2001.
^ Census India 2011.

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[NDG-1966-1] "Municipalities". Nagpur District Gazetteer. 1966. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.

[2] "Mohpa Town". Nagpur District Gazetteer. 1908. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.

[3] Vide notification No. 1482-7825-M-B, 23 March 1955

[4] "2001 Alphabetical List of Towns and Their Population: Maharashtra" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2007.

[5] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[6] 2001 Census Town Code = 40921000; 2011 Census Town Code = 802704

[7] Census India 2001.

[8] Census India 2011.

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