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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".^{[not verified in body]}

Mohubani
Village
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Coordinates: 23.775252°N 86.5682316°E / 23.775252; 86.5682316
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Subdistrict	Govindpur
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode	828201[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Geography and climate

Mohubani is located at 23.775252°N 86.5682316°E / 23.775252; 86.5682316. 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

Hindi and Bengali are widely spoken. In addition, several tribal languages are also spoken, including Khortha.

References

• 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.

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