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About Mota Matra Village

Mota Matra is a large village in Jasdan tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,328, made up of 1,206 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1581.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mota Matra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mota Matra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Jasdan
Pincode 360055
Area (hectares) 1581.56 hectares
Population 2,328
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mota Matra compares

By the 2011 count Mota Matra is the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,633 residents. Its 1581.56 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Mota Matra

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

Mota Matra lies about 60 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Botad Junction, about 31 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 Matra
Nearest town Chotila 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jasdan 30 km
Nearest railway station Botad Junction 31 km
District headquarters Rajkot 60 km

Villages closest to Mota Matra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mota Matra village had a population of 2,328. That makes it the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,633 residents.

Mota Matra village has 1,206 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mota Matra has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Mota Matra is 360055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mota Matra covers 1581.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mota Matra falls under Jasdan tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mota Matra is Botad Junction, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Mota Matra.

Mota Matra is about 60 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mota Matra is in Jasdan tehsil of Rajkot district. Chotila is about 26 km away. Jasdan is about 30 km away. Botad Junction is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vinchhiya (5.8 km), Ankadiya (20 km) and Sanali (23 km).

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

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