# Motain Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Motain

Motain is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **836 people in 228 households**, the 68th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 836people (2011)
- 228households
- 76.9%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Motain

Of every 100 households in Motain in 2011, 15 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Motain · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**56%

Own their home ****84%**

**91%

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 Motain?

■ Motain · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**942

Working population ****40.4%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 69.3% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (54%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 78 (23%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Mara Basahar847 people
- Brahmandighi844 people
- Kamra844 people
- Parkuta839 people
- Kanakpur801 people
- Bejuri792 people
- Kashipur770 people
- Nuruddipur736 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Motain?836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Motain in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Motain?76.9% (Census 2011)