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About Mottur Village

Mottur is a mid sized village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 360 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mottur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mottur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Uthangarai
Pincode 635306
Area (hectares) 139.59 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 360
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mottur compares

By the 2011 count Mottur is the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 139.59 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mottur

Mottur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mottur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mottur from other places

Mottur lies about 2.5 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 22 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 Mottur
Tehsil headquarters Uthangarai 2.5 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 22 km

Villages closest to Mottur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mottur village had a population of 659. That makes it the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Mottur village has 360 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mottur has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Mottur is 635306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mottur covers 139.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mottur falls under Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mottur is Rayakkottai, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mottur is about 2.5 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mottur is in Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Uthangarai is about 2.5 km away. Krishnagiri is about 2.5 km away. Rayakkottai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boorgalapalli (4.5 km), Venkatapuram (4.6 km) and Kalluganur (7.1 km).

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

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