Monohorpur

Monohorpur is a small village on the bank of a picturesque Sal river (also called Kopai river) which is a tributary of Mayurakshi river. It is a village located in Birbhum district of Indian state of West Bengal.

 Culture and Festivals 
As they say in old Bengali proverb - “bangalir baro mase tero parbon”, people are very passionate about all traditional Bengali festivals. Although most of the festivals are rooted to Hindu religious belief but over the period the association faded and become more a social gettogether. The main festivals are Durga Pujo, Laxmi Pujo, Kali pujo, Basanti pujo, Annapurna pujo, Sorossoti pujo, Nobanno, Rathajatra, Chobbis prohor nam songkirton,Doshohara, Soshti pujo, Shiv Ratri, Rondhro Kali mohotsov, Dol purnima, Bromhodoito tolar mela, Poila Boisakh etc.  

 Political and Administrative Details 
Gram PanchayatSattoreBlockBolpur SriniketanDistrictBirbhumStateWest BengalCountryIndiaPostal Code731236Area300.22 hectaresPopulation1,168Households312Nearest TownBolpur (10 km)Village Number/ Location Code 317927Nearest Railway StationBolpur Shantiniketan(10km)Nearest AirportKazi Nazrul Islam Airport (60km)

 Economy 
In Monohorpur village 528 people are workers out of total population. 43.75 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.25 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. 

TotalMaleFemaleTotal Workers528355173Main Workers2312310Marginal Workers297136161

 Demographics 
According to Indian Census on 2011, Monohorpur village has a population of 1168 of which 600 males and 568 are females. In Monohorpur village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.86 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.54 % of total population in Monoharpur village. 

MonohorpurBirbhumWest BengalIndiaPopulationTotal11683,502,40491,276,1151,210,854,977Males6001,546,63346,809,027623,724,568Females5681,468,78944,467,088586,469,294LiteracyTotal65.73%70.68%76.26%74%Males72.62%82.10%Females58.48%65.50%Density of populationper km27701,030382Sex ratioper 1000 males947956950943 femalesChild sex ratio (0–6 age group)per 1000 males905919LanguageBengali

 Education 
The village has one government run primary school. 

 Transports 
There is one main road (tar road/ Pitch road) which runs through the village. It connects the village to rest of the world. Most of the internal village alleys are of concrete. Village roads are not always well maintained. 

Historically the village doesn’t have any form of public transport. People must have go to Ballavpur bus stop which is 3 km away from the village for state run/ public buses. People mostly use bicycles, motor cycles in their daily life. Bolpur-Shantiniketan is the nearest railway station which is around 12 km away from the village. The village is about 170 km away from Kolkata international airport(Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport) and 60 km away from Andal airport (Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport) by road. 

 References 

Category:Villages in India
Category:Settlements in West Bengal