About Motihari Village

Motihari is a mid sized village in Sanjhauli tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 451 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motihari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sanjhauli
Pincode	802202
Area (hectares)	104.4 hectares
Population	871
Male Population	451
Female Population	420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Motihari compares

By the 2011 count Motihari is the 29th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 104.4 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Motihari

Motihari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Motihari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Motihari from other places

Motihari lies about 24 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sanjhauli	24 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kosiara	29 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	35 km

Villages closest to Motihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motihari village had a population of 871. That makes it the 29th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Motihari village has 451 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motihari has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Motihari is 802202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motihari covers 104.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motihari falls under Sanjhauli tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Motihari is Kosiara, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Motihari.

Motihari is about 24 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motihari is in Sanjhauli tehsil of Rohtas district. Sanjhauli is about 24 km away. Rohtas is about 24 km away. Kosiara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.