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About Motihalli Village

Motihalli is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 642 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572119
Area (hectares) 358.01 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 642
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motihalli compares

By the 2011 count Motihalli is the 37th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 358.01 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Motihalli

Motihalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Motihalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Motihalli from other places

Motihalli lies about 76 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Adihalli, about 34 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 Motihalli
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 27 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 27 km
Nearest railway station Adihalli 34 km
District headquarters Tumkur 76 km

Villages closest to Motihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motihalli village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 37th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Motihalli village has 642 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motihalli has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Motihalli is 572119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motihalli covers 358.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Motihalli falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Motihalli is Adihalli, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Motihalli.

Motihalli is about 76 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motihalli is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 27 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 27 km away. Adihalli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dinkanahalli (1.7 km), Choragondanahalli (2.1 km) and Salapura (2.7 km).

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

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