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About Motara Village

Motara is a large village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,648, made up of 1,884 males and 1,764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742180
Area (hectares) 269.53 hectares
Population 3,648
Male Population 1,884
Female Population 1,764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Motara compares

By the 2011 count Motara is the 16th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 269.53 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Motara

Motara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Motara 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahadia, Mahalandi, Manoharpur and Marura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Motara

As per the Census of India 2011, Motara village had a population of 3,648. That makes it the 16th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Motara village has 1,884 males and 1,764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Motara is 742180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motara covers 269.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Motara falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Motara notes the nearest railway station 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 Motara.

Motara is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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