# Motigarh Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Motigarh

Motigarh is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,441 people in 290 households**, the 27th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,441people (2011)
- 290households
- 60.2%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Motigarh PIN code and other codes

Motigarh falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458343

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

## How far is Motigarh from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)61 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)24 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 Motigarh?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Bijawar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Motigarh known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 17% of the 2,211 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Motigarh

Of every 100 households in Motigarh in 2011, 25 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Motigarh · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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).

## What is the population of Motigarh?

■ Motigarh · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**934

Working population ****29.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 42.6% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 125 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 295 (69%)

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 Bijawar

- Shahgarh1,652 people
- Sukwaha1,532 people
- Pali1,497 people
- Dahi1,452 people
- Berkhedi1,437 people
- Majhguwan Khurd1,429 people
- Darguwan1,415 people
- Khaira Kalan1,400 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Motigarh from Chhatarpur?61 km by road
- What is the population of Motigarh?1,441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Motigarh in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Motigarh?60.2% (Census 2011)