The Rajasthan government has officially changed the name of Mohammadpura village in Digod tehsil of Kota district to Mohanpura. The village, previously known as Mohammadpura, will now be recognized as Mohanpura in all government records, including revenue documents and administrative offices. Mohanpura, situated under the Budhadit police station area, has a population entirely belonging to the Hindu community, with no Muslim families residing there.
Locals revealed that Mohammadpura was the village’s name during the princely state era, named after a police outpost in-charge named Mohammad. Despite the demographic composition of the village, the name Mohammadpura persisted in official records for decades. Villagers, led by the Madanpura Panchayat administrator Mulchand Gurjar, had long been advocating for a name change, which has now been approved by the Rajasthan government.
The renaming of Mohammadpura to Mohanpura is part of a broader trend in Rajasthan, where village names are being revised. The village, now known as Mohanpura, falls under the Piplada Assembly constituency and is located about 46 kilometers from the Digod tehsil headquarters, along the Chambal River banks. Most residents of Mohanpura village are engaged in agriculture, and they had submitted a memorandum to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, leading to the approval of the name change by the Union Home Ministry.
Officials mentioned that the formal implementation process of the name change will commence upon receiving instructions from the District Collector. The order to change the name of Mohammadpura village to Mohanpura was issued by Hari Singh Meena, Deputy Secretary of the state Revenue Department, following due administrative procedures. The renaming was based on a letter from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and was initiated at the request of the villagers and the village sarpanch Moolchand Gurjar.
