About Motha Village

Motha is one of the larger villages in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,420, made up of 2,832 males and 2,588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares.

Motha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Area (hectares)	408 hectares
Population	5,420
Male Population	2,832
Female Population	2,588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Motha compares

By the 2011 count Motha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Motha

Motha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Motha as Available within village. 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 Motha from other places

Motha lies about 71 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Halt, about 5.7 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 Motha
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	1.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ghusia Halt	5.7 km
Nearest town	Bikramganj	6.4 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	71 km

Villages closest to Motha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motha village had a population of 5,420. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Motha village has 2,832 males and 2,588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motha has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Motha covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motha falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Motha is Ghusia Halt, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Motha.

Motha is about 71 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motha is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 1.8 km away. Ghusia Halt is about 5.7 km away. Bikramganj is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.