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About Mothagaon Village

Mothagaon is a small village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 236 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.7 hectares hectares.

Mothagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mothagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 184.7 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 236
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mothagaon compares

By the 2011 count Mothagaon is the 101st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 184.7 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Mothagaon

Mothagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mothagaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mothagaon from other places

Mothagaon lies about 37 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi, about 6.0 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 Mothagaon
Nearest railway station Chicholi 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 15 km
District headquarters Bhandara 37 km

Villages closest to Mothagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mothagaon village had a population of 477. That makes it the 101st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mothagaon village has 236 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mothagaon has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Mothagaon covers 184.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mothagaon falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mothagaon is Chicholi, about 6.0 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 km distance for Mothagaon.

Mothagaon is about 37 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mothagaon is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Chicholi is about 6.0 km away. Tumsar is about 15 km away. Bhandara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garkabhonga (under 2 km), Asalpani (under 2 km) and Laxmipur Hamesha (2.4 km).

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

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