About Motwa Village

Motwa is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 315 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1422.16 hectares hectares.

Motwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motwa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Satna
Tehsil	Majhgawan
Area (hectares)	1422.16 hectares
Population	607
Male Population	315
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Motwa compares

By the 2011 count Motwa is the 59th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 1422.16 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Motwa

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

Motwa lies about 28 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Chitahra, about 8.2 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 Motwa
Nearest railway station	Chitahra	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majhgawan	11 km
District headquarters	Satna	28 km

Villages closest to Motwa

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

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Common questions about Motwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Motwa village had a population of 607. That makes it the 59th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Motwa village has 315 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motwa has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Motwa covers 1422.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Motwa falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Motwa is Chitahra, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance for Motwa.

Motwa is about 28 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motwa is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Chitahra is about 8.2 km away. Majhgawan is about 11 km away. Satna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.