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About Motigarh Village

Motigarh is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,441, made up of 754 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2211.08 hectares hectares.

Motigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motigarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 2211.08 hectares
Population 1,441
Male Population 754
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motigarh compares

By the 2011 count Motigarh is the 26th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 2211.08 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Motigarh

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

Motigarh lies about 36 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Basari, about 23 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 Motigarh
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 19 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 19 km
Nearest railway station Basari 23 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 36 km

Villages closest to Motigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motigarh village had a population of 1,441. That makes it the 26th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Motigarh village has 754 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motigarh has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Motigarh covers 2211.08 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.

Motigarh falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Motigarh is Basari, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Motigarh.

Motigarh is about 36 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motigarh is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 19 km away. Bijāwar is about 19 km away. Basari is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amroniya (3.4 km), Dewra (3.6 km) and Harpura (4.1 km).

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

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