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About Motha Village

Motha is a small village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 244 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motha village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571314
Area (hectares) 637.45 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 244
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 152nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 637.45 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Motha

Motha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Motha as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Motha from other places

Motha lies about 29 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 22 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 Motha
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 22 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 22 km
District headquarters Mysore 29 km

Villages closest to Motha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motha village had a population of 469. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Motha village has 244 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motha has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Motha is 571314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motha covers 637.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Motha falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Motha is Sujatapuram, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Motha is about 29 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motha is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Sujatapuram is about 22 km away. Nanjangud is about 22 km away. Nanjangūd is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamanamadanahalli (under 2 km), Madanahalli (under 2 km) and Nellithalapura (2.5 km).

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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