About Motia Village

Motia is a small village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 241 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Phulidumar
Pincode	813101
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	473
Male Population	241
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Motia compares

By the 2011 count Motia is the 61st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Motia

Motia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Motia as Available within 5 - 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 Motia from other places

Motia lies about 47 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dasharathpur, about 24 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 Motia
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Dasharathpur	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phulidumar	31 km
District headquarters	Banka	47 km

Villages closest to Motia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motia village had a population of 473. That makes it the 61st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Motia village has 241 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motia has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Motia is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motia covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Motia falls under Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Motia is Dasharathpur, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Motia.

Motia is about 47 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motia is in Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Dasharathpur is about 24 km away. Phulidumar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.