Village · Vadgam, Banas Kantha
# Motipura

Motipura is a village in Vadgam sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385120. The 2011 Census counted 1,160 people in 156 households, the 72nd largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.
- 1,160 people (2011)
- 156 households
- 48.8% literacy
- 385120 PIN code

## Motipura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Motipura is 385120. Motipura falls in Vadgam sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385120
- Gram panchayat Dhori
- Community development block Vadgam
- Census village code 508007

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Motipura from nearby towns?
- Vadgam (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Motipura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Motipura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jalotra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vadgam
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Motipura known for?

The main crops are maize, pigeon pea and udid bean. About 43% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Motipura

Of every 100 households in Motipura in 2011, 45 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Motipura · ■ Vadgam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 45% 91%
- Toilet within the home 0% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 57%
- Tap water 0% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 77%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 78%
- Use banking services 9% 64%
- Television 1% 31%
- Mobile phone 9% 68%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 58% 26%
- Own their home 100% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Motipura?

■ Motipura · ■ Vadgam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.8% 77.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 960 913
- Working population 26.3% 37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 38.6% for women. 39% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 98 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 180 (59%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 20 (7%) · ■ Marginal 5 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Vadgam
- Karasanpura 1,229 people
- Limboi 1,225 people
- Manpura 1,214 people
- Dharewada 1,209 people
- Mejarpura 1,157 people
- Bhalgam 1,091 people
- Navi Sendhani 970 people
- Hadmatiya 968 people

All 109 villages in Vadgam

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Motipura? 385120
- How far is Motipura from Palanpur? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Motipura? 1,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Motipura in? Banas Kantha district (Vadgam sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Motipura? 48.8% (Census 2011)

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