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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mohubani
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India
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| coordinates = {{coord|23.775252|N|86.5682316|E|region:IN-JH_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil|Subdistrict]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]
| subdivision_name3 = Govindpur
| population_total =
| population_as_of =
| population_footnotes =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|Pincode]]
| postal_code = 828201<ref>"[https://pincode.org.in/828101 Pin Code Mohubani, Dhanbad, Jharkhand]". PINcode.org.in. Retrieved 2015-02-17.</ref>
| footnotes =
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'''Mohubani''' ({{Lang-hi|mohubani}}, {{lang-bn|mohubani }}) is a village in [[Dhanbad District]], in the [[India]]n state of [[Jharkhand]]. It is known as "the coal capital of India".{{not in body|date=March 2020}}

==Etymology==
The name "Mohubani" may be derived from the words "mohua" - a kind of tree flower used to make a drink, and "ban" - a forest.{{fact|date=March 2020}}

==Geography and climate==
Mohubani is located at {{Coord|23.775252|N|86.5682316|E|type:city_region:IN-JH}}. It is 15 km from [[Dhanbad|Dhanbad station]], 18 km from [[Sindri]], 12 km from [[Govindpur (community development block)|Govindpur]], 10 km from baliapur. Its nearest railway station and post office is chhota Ambona nearly 2 km from village, and its thana is Govindpur.

Mohubani features climate that is transitional between a [[humid subtropical climate]] and a [[tropical wet and dry climate]]. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47 °C. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall. In winter, the minimum temperature remains around 12 °C with a maximum of 22 °C. Forests present are of a northern tropical dry deciduous type. In many of these forests, people are engaged in sericulture.

==Language==
Hindi and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] are widely spoken. In addition, several tribal languages are also spoken, including [[Khortha language|Khortha]].

==References==
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 Census Commission of India. Archived from http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2012-02-29.

{{Dhanbad District}}

[[Category:Villages in Dhanbad district]]

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