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About Durgapalpur Motiram Village

Durgapalpur Motiram is a mid sized village in Lalkuan tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 443 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapalpur Motiram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapalpur Motiram village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Lalkuan
Pincode 262402
Area (hectares) 51.64 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 443
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgapalpur Motiram compares

By the 2011 count Durgapalpur Motiram is the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 51.64 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Durgapalpur Motiram

Durgapalpur Motiram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgapalpur Motiram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgapalpur Motiram from other places

Durgapalpur Motiram lies about 33 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Lalkuan Junction, about 4.8 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 Durgapalpur Motiram
Nearest railway station Lalkuan Junction 4.8 km
Nearest town Haldwani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalkuan 33 km
District headquarters Nainital 33 km

Villages closest to Durgapalpur Motiram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapalpur Motiram village had a population of 859. That makes it the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Durgapalpur Motiram village has 443 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapalpur Motiram has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Durgapalpur Motiram is 262402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapalpur Motiram covers 51.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapalpur Motiram falls under Lalkuan tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Durgapalpur Motiram is Lalkuan Junction, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Durgapalpur Motiram.

Durgapalpur Motiram is about 33 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapalpur Motiram is in Lalkuan tehsil of Nainital district. Lalkuan Junction is about 4.8 km away. Haldwani is about 12 km away. Lalkuan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathupur Chamwal (under 2 km), Dungarpur (under 2 km) and Halduchaur Parma (under 2 km).

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

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