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About Motileda Village

Motileda is one of the larger villages in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,838, made up of 3,495 males and 3,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1200.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motileda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motileda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 1200.61 hectares
Population 6,838
Male Population 3,495
Female Population 3,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Motileda compares

By the 2011 count Motileda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 1200.61 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 943.

Getting to Motileda

Motileda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Motileda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Motileda from other places

Motileda lies about 6.3 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 4.1 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 Motileda
Nearest railway station New Giridih 4.1 km
District headquarters Giridih 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 10 km

Villages closest to Motileda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motileda village had a population of 6,838. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Motileda village has 3,495 males and 3,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motileda has about 957 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Motileda is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motileda covers 1200.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Motileda falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Motileda is New Giridih, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Motileda.

Motileda is about 6.3 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motileda is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 4.1 km away. Giridih is about 6.3 km away. Bengabad is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sijua (1.6 km), Sonbad (2.5 km) and Balgo (2.5 km).

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

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