About Moth Village

Moth is a small village in Dungarpur tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 140 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moth village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Dungarpur
Tehsil	Dungarpur
Pincode	314001
Area (hectares)	72.96 hectares
Population	277
Male Population	140
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Moth compares

By the 2011 count Moth is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,478 residents. Its 72.96 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Moth

Moth is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Moth as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moth from other places

Moth lies about 19 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kotana, about 16 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 Moth
Nearest railway station	Kotana	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dungarpur	19 km
Nearest town	Dūngarpur	19 km

Villages closest to Moth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moth village had a population of 277. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,478 residents.

Moth village has 140 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moth has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Moth is 314001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moth covers 72.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moth falls under Dungarpur tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Moth is Kotana, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Moth.

Moth is about 19 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moth is in Dungarpur tehsil of Dungarpur district. Kotana is about 16 km away. Dungarpur is about 19 km away. Dūngarpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.