About Mottanam Village

Mottanam is a mid sized village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 565 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mottanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mottanam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638458
Area (hectares)	461.34 hectares
Population	1,111
Male Population	565
Female Population	546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mottanam compares

By the 2011 count Mottanam is the 50th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 461.34 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1001.

Getting to Mottanam

Mottanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mottanam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mottanam from other places

Mottanam lies about 47 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Koolipalayam, about 23 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 Mottanam
Nearest town	Avinashi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	21 km
Nearest railway station	Koolipalayam	23 km
District headquarters	Erode	47 km

Villages closest to Mottanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mottanam village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 50th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Mottanam village has 565 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mottanam has about 966 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Mottanam is 638458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mottanam covers 461.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mottanam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mottanam is Koolipalayam, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mottanam.

Mottanam is about 47 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mottanam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Avinashi is about 15 km away. Gobichettipalayam is about 21 km away. Koolipalayam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.