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About Motikal Tanda Village

Motikal Tanda is a large village in Kudligi tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,407, made up of 1,740 males and 1,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1145.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motikal Tanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motikal Tanda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Kudligi
Pincode 583135
Area (hectares) 1145.45 hectares
Population 3,407
Male Population 1,740
Female Population 1,667
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 Motikal Tanda compares

By the 2011 count Motikal Tanda is the 27th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 1145.45 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 963.

Getting to Motikal Tanda

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

Motikal Tanda lies about 79 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Kotturu, about 6.1 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 Motikal Tanda
Nearest town Kottūru 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Kotturu 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudligi 16 km
District headquarters Bellary 79 km

Villages closest to Motikal Tanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kudligi 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 Motikal Tanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Motikal Tanda village had a population of 3,407. That makes it the 27th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Motikal Tanda village has 1,740 males and 1,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motikal Tanda has about 958 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Motikal Tanda is 583135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motikal Tanda covers 1145.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Motikal Tanda falls under Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Motikal Tanda is Kotturu, about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Motikal Tanda.

Motikal Tanda is about 79 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motikal Tanda is in Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district. Kottūru is about 5.9 km away. Kotturu is about 6.1 km away. Kudligi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hampapura (under 2 km), Hyalya (2.9 km) and Dhoopadahalli (3.0 km).

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

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