# Motipur Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Motipur

Motipur is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,085 people in 204 households**, the 65th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,085people (2011)
- 204households
- 81.8%literacy
- 491223PIN code

## Motipur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Motipur is 491223.** Motipur falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491223
- Gram panchayatMotipur
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440675

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

## How far is Motipur from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)16 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 Motipur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Motipur; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · L.B.Nagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ramatola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Motipur known for?

About 85% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Motipur

Of every 100 households in Motipur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Motipur · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****90%**

**71%

Television ****27%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Motipur?

■ Motipur · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**959

Working population ****59.3%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 72.7% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 318 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (22%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 156 (24%)

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 Dongargarh

- Sendri1,131 people
- Khuhatola1,125 people
- Paragaon Kalan1,099 people
- Barnara Kalan1,086 people
- Mudiya1,082 people
- Amlidih1,081 people
- Chhipa1,072 people
- Kolihapuri1,059 people

[All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Motipur?491223
- How far is Motipur from Rajnandgaon?38 km by road
- What is the population of Motipur?1,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Motipur in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Motipur?81.8% (Census 2011)