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About Motipur Village

Motipur is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 429 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.91 hectares hectares.

Motipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 74.91 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 429
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motipur compares

By the 2011 count Motipur is the 207th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 74.91 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Motipur

Motipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Motipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 21 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 5.5 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 Phariha 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 11 km
Nearest town Lalganj 18 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 21 km

Villages closest to Motipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nizamabad 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 874. That makes it the 207th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Motipur village has 429 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motipur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1041.

Motipur covers 74.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motipur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Motipur is Phariha, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available for Motipur.

Motipur is about 21 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motipur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Phariha is about 5.5 km away. Nizamabad is about 11 km away. Lalganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagraiya (under 2 km), Masud Patti (under 2 km) and Dayalpur Khas (under 2 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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