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About Motipur Village

Motipur is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 603 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Motipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 603
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motipur compares

By the 2011 count Motipur is the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Motipur

Motipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Motipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Motipur from other places

Motipur lies about 17 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 18 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 Motipur
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 4.6 km
District headquarters Arwal 17 km
Nearest railway station Mai 18 km

Villages closest to Motipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurtha 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 Motipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Motipur village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Motipur village has 603 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motipur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Motipur covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motipur falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Motipur is Mai, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Motipur is about 17 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motipur is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 4.6 km away. Arwal is about 17 km away. Mai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pinjranwan (under 2 km), Saidpur (under 2 km) and Dhamaul (1.6 km).

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

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