About Motanga Village

Motanga is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,567, made up of 1,351 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares.

Motanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motanga village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	255 hectares
Population	2,567
Male Population	1,351
Female Population	1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Motanga compares

By the 2011 count Motanga is the 23rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Motanga

Motanga is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Motanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Motanga from other places

Motanga lies about 22 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 7.9 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 Motanga
Nearest railway station	Godda	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	22 km
District headquarters	Banka	22 km

Villages closest to Motanga

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

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Common questions about Motanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Motanga village had a population of 2,567. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Motanga village has 1,351 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motanga has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Motanga covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motanga falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Motanga is Godda, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Motanga.

Motanga is about 22 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motanga is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 7.9 km away. Dhuraiya is about 22 km away. Banka is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.