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About Motipur Village

Motipur is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 178 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 178
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motipur compares

By the 2011 count Motipur is the 137th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Motipur

Motipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Motipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Motipur from other places

Motipur lies about 33 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Dudwindi, about 6.7 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 Motipur
Nearest railway station Dudwindi 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 12 km
Nearest town Nakodar 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 33 km

Villages closest to Motipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motipur village had a population of 364. That makes it the 137th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Motipur village has 178 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motipur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Motipur is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motipur covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Motipur falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Motipur is Dudwindi, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Motipur.

Motipur is about 33 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motipur is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Dudwindi is about 6.7 km away. Shahkot is about 12 km away. Nakodar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chachowal (under 2 km), Mala (2.1 km) and Mehmadpur (2.4 km).

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

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