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About Motipur Village

Motipur is one of the larger villages in Tajpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,294, made up of 3,833 males and 3,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares.

Motipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Tajpur
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 7,294
Male Population 3,833
Female Population 3,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Motipur compares

By the 2011 count Motipur is the 7th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,764 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Motipur

Motipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Motipur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Motipur from other places

Motipur lies about 94 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 6.9 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 Motipur
Nearest railway station Banni Mahamman Patti 6.9 km
Nearest town Chāpra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tajpur 29 km
District headquarters Samastipur 94 km

Villages closest to Motipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motipur village had a population of 7,294. That makes it the 7th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,764 residents.

Motipur village has 3,833 males and 3,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motipur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Motipur covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Motipur falls under Tajpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Motipur is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Motipur.

Motipur is about 94 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motipur is in Tajpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Banni Mahamman Patti is about 6.9 km away. Chāpra is about 12 km away. Tajpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asari (8.0 km), Chak Mansur (8.0 km) and Dumari Dakhli (8.2 km).

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

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