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About Motamal Village

Motamal is a mid sized village in Limkheda tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,996, made up of 989 males and 1,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motamal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Limkheda
Pincode 389140
Area (hectares) 224.12 hectares
Population 1,996
Male Population 989
Female Population 1,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Motamal compares

By the 2011 count Motamal is the 54th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 224.12 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Motamal

Motamal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Motamal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Motamal from other places

Motamal lies about 28 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 22 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 Motamal
Nearest town Jhālod 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 22 km
District headquarters Dohad 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Limkheda 29 km

Villages closest to Motamal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motamal village had a population of 1,996. That makes it the 54th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Motamal village has 989 males and 1,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motamal has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Motamal is 389140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motamal covers 224.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motamal falls under Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Motamal is Jekot, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Motamal.

Motamal is about 28 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motamal is in Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district. Jhālod is about 5.1 km away. Jekot is about 22 km away. Dohad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malekpur (under 2 km), Nana Mal (under 2 km) and Polisimal (under 2 km).

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

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