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About Moviya Village

Moviya is a large village in Paddhari tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,252, made up of 1,154 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1016.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moviya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moviya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Paddhari
Pincode 360110
Area (hectares) 1016.9 hectares
Population 2,252
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Moviya compares

By the 2011 count Moviya is the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1016.9 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Moviya

Moviya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Moviya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moviya from other places

Moviya lies about 26 km from Rajkot. 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 Moviya
Tehsil headquarters Paddhari under 2 km
Nearest town Dhrol 23 km
District headquarters Rajkot 26 km

Villages closest to Moviya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moviya village had a population of 2,252. That makes it the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Moviya village has 1,154 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moviya has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Moviya is 360110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moviya covers 1016.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moviya falls under Paddhari tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The census record for Moviya notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Moviya is about 26 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moviya is in Paddhari tehsil of Rajkot district. Paddhari is about under 2 km away. Dhrol is about 23 km away. Rajkot is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paddhari (under 2 km), Vanpari (under 2 km) and Haripar (3.3 km).

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

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