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About Motiari Village

Motiari is a mid sized village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,915, made up of 1,014 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares.

Motiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motiari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 1,915
Male Population 1,014
Female Population 901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Motiari compares

By the 2011 count Motiari is the 66th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Motiari

The census records public bus service for Motiari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Motiari from other places

Motiari lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 2.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Motiari
Nearest railway station Arariya 2.8 km
District headquarters Araria 12 km
Nearest town Arāria 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 17 km

Villages closest to Motiari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Motiari

As per the Census of India 2011, Motiari village had a population of 1,915. That makes it the 66th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Motiari village has 1,014 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motiari has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Motiari covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Motiari falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Motiari is Arariya, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Motiari.

Motiari is about 12 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motiari is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Arariya is about 2.8 km away. Araria is about 12 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhama (under 2 km), Kadwa (2.3 km) and Sanjhaili (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Motiari today is likely to be higher.

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