# Motihari Village, Bairia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Bairia, Pashchim Champaran 

# Motihari

Motihari is a village in Bairia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 214 households**, the 32nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 214households
- 35.2%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Motihari PIN code and other codes

Motihari falls in Bairia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTumkariya
- Community development blockBairia
- Census village code217398

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Motihari from nearby towns?

- Bairia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)12 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Motihari?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Motihari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patjirwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Motihari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Motihari

Of every 100 households in Motihari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Motihari · ■ Bairia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****62%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Motihari?

■ Motihari · ■ Bairia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.2%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**940

Working population ****45.8%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.4% for men and 26.1% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 184 (36%) · **■** Household industry 27 (5%) · **■** Other work 56 (11%) · **■** Marginal 242 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bairia

- Phul Jharia1,258 people
- Malkauli1,216 people
- Jagdishpur1,214 people
- Arazi Bandobasti Phulia Khanr1,175 people
- Nimuia958 people
- Patkhaulia883 people
- Tola Alpaha880 people
- Khusi Tola837 people

[All 55 villages in Bairia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bairia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Motihari from Bettiah?12 km by road
- What is the population of Motihari?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Motihari in?Pashchim Champaran district (Bairia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Motihari?35.2% (Census 2011)