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About Moth Village

Moth is a small village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 231 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moth village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284303
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 231
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Moth compares

By the 2011 count Moth is the 154th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Moth

Moth 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 Moth 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moth from other places

Moth lies about 48 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 1.7 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 Moth
Nearest railway station Moth 1.7 km
Nearest town Samthar 14 km
District headquarters Jhansi 48 km

Villages closest to Moth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moth village had a population of 428. That makes it the 154th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Moth village has 231 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moth has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Moth is 284303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moth covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Moth falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moth is Moth, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Moth.

Moth is about 48 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moth is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Moth is about 1.7 km away. Samthar is about 14 km away. Jhansi is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhroli (1.7 km), Barthari (1.9 km) and Barthari Estate (1.9 km).

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

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