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About Mota Kapaya Village

Mota Kapaya is a large village in Mundra tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,063, made up of 1,612 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1187.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mota Kapaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mota Kapaya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mundra
Pincode 370415
Area (hectares) 1187.48 hectares
Population 3,063
Male Population 1,612
Female Population 1,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mota Kapaya compares

By the 2011 count Mota Kapaya is the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents. Its 1187.48 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Mota Kapaya

Mota Kapaya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mota Kapaya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mota Kapaya from other places

Mota Kapaya lies about 42 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Mundra Airport Road, about 7.5 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 Mota Kapaya
Tehsil headquarters Mundra 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Mundra Airport Road 7.5 km
District headquarters Kachchh 42 km

Villages closest to Mota Kapaya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mundra 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 Mota Kapaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Mota Kapaya village had a population of 3,063. That makes it the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents.

Mota Kapaya village has 1,612 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mota Kapaya has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Mota Kapaya is 370415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mota Kapaya covers 1187.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mota Kapaya falls under Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mota Kapaya is Mundra Airport Road, about 7.5 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 village for Mota Kapaya.

Mota Kapaya is about 42 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mota Kapaya is in Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district. Mundra is about 4.7 km away. Mundra Airport Road is about 7.5 km away. Kachchh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pragpar (2.1 km), Mangra (2.9 km) and Bhorara (3.7 km).

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

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