# Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Purba Champaran, Bihar 

# Motihari

Motihari is a sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **363,976 people**, 1 town and 74 villages (68 inhabited). The largest village is Dhekaha * * (22,699 people).

- 363,976people (2011)
- 74villages
- 1towns
- 63.9%literacy

## Population of Motihari compared with Purba Champaran

■ Motihari · ■ Purba Champaran district

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**933

Working population ****31.5%**

**34.1%

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

## Homes and amenities in Motihari

Of every 100 households in Motihari in 2011, 27 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Motihari · ■ Purba Champaran district

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**81%

Tap water ****7%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**94%

Use banking services ****48%**

**41%

Television ****25%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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

## Towns in Motihari

- Motihari126,158 people

## Largest villages in Motihari

- Dhekaha * * · 22,699 people
- Lakhaura · 15,675 people
- Madhubani · 13,327 people
- Bariyarpur · 11,711 people
- Jhit Kahiya · 10,127 people
- Kataha · 8,927 people
- Basmanpur · 8,869 people
- Rulahi · 6,607 people
- Sirsamal · 6,195 people
- Pataura Tola Lala · 5,568 people
- Pataura Tola Gorhwa · 5,541 people
- Baswaria · 5,213 people
- Chararhiya · 5,041 people
- Tikuliya · 5,011 people
- Harajpur · 4,826 people
- Barwa · 4,810 people

[All 74 villages in Motihari →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Motihari?74 (68 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Motihari in?Purba Champaran district, Bihar
- What is the population of Motihari?363,976 (Census 2011)