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About Motisari Village

Motisari is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 85 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motisari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motisari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 19.3 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 85
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motisari compares

By the 2011 count Motisari is the 123rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 19.3 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Motisari

Motisari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Motisari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Motisari from other places

Motisari lies about 18 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Motisari
Tehsil headquarters Garud 18 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 18 km
Nearest town Almora 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Motisari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motisari village had a population of 176. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Motisari village has 85 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motisari has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Motisari is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motisari covers 19.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motisari falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Motisari is Kathgodam, about 70 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 within <5 km distance for Motisari.

Motisari is about 18 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motisari is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 18 km away. Bageshwar is about 18 km away. Almora is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khitoli (under 2 km), Jijoli (under 2 km) and Bhagar Tola (under 2 km).

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

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