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About Motla Village

Motla is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 81 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 81
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Motla compares

By the 2011 count Motla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 361 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, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Motla

Motla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Motla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mehtabpur, Miani Malahan, Mirpur and Mohri Chak. 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 Motla

As per the Census of India 2011, Motla village had a population of 157. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Motla village has 81 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motla has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Motla is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motla covers 361 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.

Motla falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Motla notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Motla.

Motla is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur 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 Motla today is likely to be higher.

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