About Motla Village

Motla is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 561 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	449.97 hectares
Population	1,142
Male Population	561
Female Population	581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Motla compares

By the 2011 count Motla is the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 449.97 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Motla

Motla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Motla 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manjhoi, Manuta, Morthu Jangal and Morthu Jhikla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Motla

As per the Census of India 2011, Motla village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Motla village has 561 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motla has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Motla is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motla covers 449.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Motla falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Motla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Motla.

Motla is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.