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About Motapada Village

Motapada is a mid sized village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 572 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2986 hectares hectares.

Motapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motapada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Area (hectares) 2986 hectares
Population 1,149
Male Population 572
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motapada compares

By the 2011 count Motapada is the 127th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 2986 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Motapada

Motapada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Motapada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kotabi, Lashkari, Manipur and Mhasad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Motapada

As per the Census of India 2011, Motapada village had a population of 1,149. That makes it the 127th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Motapada village has 572 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motapada has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Motapada covers 2986 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.

Motapada falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Motapada notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Motapada.

Motapada is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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