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About Motha Village

Motha is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 371 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motha village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 82.6 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 371
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motha compares

By the 2011 count Motha is the 81st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 82.6 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Motha

Motha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Motha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Meluwal, Mohan Pur, Mokhey and Molu Chak. 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.

Common questions about Motha

As per the Census of India 2011, Motha village had a population of 678. That makes it the 81st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Motha village has 371 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motha has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Motha is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motha covers 82.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motha falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

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

Motha is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu 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.

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

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