About Mota Village

Mota is one of the larger villages in Bardoli tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,203, made up of 3,679 males and 3,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2175.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394345, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mota village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Bardoli
Pincode	394345
Area (hectares)	2175.23 hectares
Population	7,203
Male Population	3,679
Female Population	3,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
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 Mota compares

By the 2011 count Mota is the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 2175.23 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Mota

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

Mota lies about 25 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Gangadhara, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station	Gangadhara	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bardoli	7.1 km
Nearest town	Bārdoli	7.1 km
District headquarters	Surat	25 km

Villages closest to Mota

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

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Common questions about Mota

As per the Census of India 2011, Mota village had a population of 7,203. That makes it the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Mota village has 3,679 males and 3,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mota has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Mota is 394345. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mota covers 2175.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mota falls under Bardoli tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mota is Gangadhara, about 4.2 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 Mota.

Mota is about 25 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mota is in Bardoli tehsil of Surat district. Gangadhara is about 4.2 km away. Bardoli is about 7.1 km away. Bārdoli is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.