# Motha Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Motha

Motha is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,420 people in 865 households**, the 2nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 5,420people (2011)
- 865households
- 77.2%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Motha PIN code and other codes

Motha falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMotha
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251301

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

## How far is Motha from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)10 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 Motha?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Motha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manik Parasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Motha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 361 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 Motha

Of every 100 households in Motha in 2011, 16 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Motha · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****59%**

**66%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Motha?

■ Motha · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**926

Working population ****23.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 67.4% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (28%) · **■** Household industry 49 (4%) · **■** Other work 421 (32%) · **■** Marginal 350 (27%)

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 Karakat

- Gorari5,621 people
- Danwar5,174 people
- Burhawal4,914 people
- Deo4,699 people
- Sakla4,555 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Motha from Sasaram?45 km by road
- What is the population of Motha?5,420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Motha in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Motha?77.2% (Census 2011)