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Mohubani
Mohubani | |
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Village | |
  Mohubani  Mohubani | |
| Coordinates: 23°46′31″N 86°34′06″E / 23.775252°N 86.5682316°ECoordinates: 23°46′31″N 86°34′06″E / 23.775252°N 86.5682316°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dhanbad |
| Subdistrict | Govindpur |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 828201[1] |
Mohubani (Hindi: mohubani, Bengali: mohubani) is a village in Dhanbad District, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is known as "the coal capital of India".Template:Not in body
Etymology[edit]
The name "Mohubani" may be derived from the words "mohua" - a kind of tree flower used to make a drink, and "ban" - a forest.[citation needed]
Geography and climate[edit]
Mohubani is located at 23°46′31″N 86°34′06″E / 23.775252°N 86.5682316°E. It is 15 km from Dhanbad station, 18 km from Sindri, 12 km from 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[edit]
Hindi and Bengali are widely spoken. In addition, several tribal languages are also spoken, including Khortha.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Pin Code Mohubani, Dhanbad, Jharkhand". PINcode.org.in. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- 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.