# Motihari Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Motihari

Motihari is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **976 people in 198 households**, the 116th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 976people (2011)
- 198households
- 62.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Motihari PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRakhahi
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216633

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?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)52 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (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?

4 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 66% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 2 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Motihari · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****46%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**957

Working population ****46.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 47.7% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 182 (40%) · **■** Marginal 96 (21%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Bahuarwa1,025 people
- Salempur1,012 people
- Bargon1,008 people
- Bakhri991 people
- Dakahwa969 people
- Kharkatwa958 people
- Ramauli919 people
- Mathia Nisf912 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Motihari from Bettiah?52 km by road
- What is the population of Motihari?976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Motihari in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Motihari?62.6% (Census 2011)