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About Motihari Village

Motihari is a mid sized village in Bairia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 583 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.1 hectares hectares.

Motihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motihari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bairia
Area (hectares) 123.1 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 583
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Motihari compares

By the 2011 count Motihari is the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,090 residents. Its 123.1 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Motihari

Motihari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Motihari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Motihari from other places

Motihari lies about 15 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 3.4 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 Motihari
Nearest railway station Gokhula 3.4 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bairia 15 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 15 km

Villages closest to Motihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motihari village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,090 residents.

Motihari village has 583 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motihari has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 854.

Motihari covers 123.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motihari falls under Bairia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Motihari is Gokhula, about 3.4 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 village for Motihari.

Motihari is about 15 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motihari is in Bairia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 3.4 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 8.7 km away. Bairia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathia Bandobasti (4.9 km), Gaura (6.1 km) and Bhaia Ram Bherihari (7.7 km).

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

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