Mohania

Mohania is a city and corresponding community development block in Kaimur district of Bihar, India. 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 19 (old NH-2), NH-219, and NH-319. The bank of the Durgavati River is just to the south of Mohania. The total block population was 218,479, in 32,198 households.

Mohania is the hub of transport routes in Kaimur district. The famous temple Mundeshawari Devi is situated in Kaimur district.

Geography
The total area of Mohania block is 28,426.6 ha.

Climate
Mohania experiences a humid subtropical climate with large variations between summer and winter temperatures. The temperature ranges between 22 and 46 C 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 are not uncommon. Fog is common in the winters, while hot dry winds, called loo, blow in the summers. The average annual rainfall is 1110 mm.

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, Hyderabad etc. The town is 776 km from Delhi and 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 a subdivisional town in Kaimur district. The district headquarters, Bhabua, is 14 km southward from the railway station.

Road

 * National Highway 19 (NH 2 old) (GT Road): crosses through the heart of the city.
 * National Highway 219 : originates from the city and connect Bhabhua, Chainpur, Chand, Chandauli
 * National Highway 319 (NH 30 old): originates from this city and connect Dinara, Charpokhari, NH-922 near Arrah.
 * National Highway 319A (SH-14): originates from this city and connecting Ramgarh, Chausa and terminating at its junction with NH124C near Buxar.

The town is 180 km from Patna and 60 km from Varanasi by road.

Earlier state highway SH-14 was 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, Kingfisher Airlines, Spicejet, and international carriers like Air India, Thai Airways International, Korean Air and Naaz Airlines operate from here.

Education
Schools include Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chaurasia, Ramgarh Road

Worship places

 * Mundeshwari Temple, 20 km from nearest city Bhabhua
 * Hanuman Mandir Station Road
 * Sati Mai Temple near Railway stattion
 * Hanuman Mandir at Chandani Chowk

Near by Visiting places

 * Mundeshwari Temple at a distance of 30 km
 * Telhar Kund, at a distance of 48 km
 * Karkat Waterfall at a distance of 48 km
 * Jagdahwa Dam at a distance of 40 km

Misc

 * Big Bazaar
 * LIC India

Villages
Mohania block contains the following 208 villages: