Motipur, India

Motipur
—  town  —
Motipur Location of Motipur in Bihar and India
Coordinates	26°18′N 85°08′E / 26.3°N 85.13°E / 26.3; 85.13Coordinates: 26°18′N 85°08′E / 26.3°N 85.13°E / 26.3; 85.13
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	Muzaffarpur
Population	21,933 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 60 metres (200 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 843111 • Telephone • +91-6223

Motipur is a town and a notified area in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Location

Motipur is located 102 kilometres (63 mi) north of Patna, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Muzaffarpur & 54 kilometres (34 mi) south of Motihari. National Highway 28 passes through Motipur. The nearest airport is Patna Airport.

River

This town has a river Budhi Gandak flowing aside by it.Budhi Gandak is one of the branch of Gandak river.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Motipur had a population of 21,933. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Motipur has an average literacy rate of 43%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 52%, and female literacy is 33%. In Motipur, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Important Notes

• The number of households in Baruraj (Motipur) is 52,685. Out of which rural household is 49,028 and the urban household is 3,657.
• Female to male ratio of Baruraj (Motipur) is 94.07% compared to the Bihar's female to male ratio 91.93%. It is unsatisfactory and the people should drive some campaign to improve this.
• Urban Female to male ratio of Baruraj (Motipur) is 87.08% compared to the female to male ratio 94.63% in rural area.
• The literacy rate of the block is 47% compared to the literacy rate of state 47%. The literacy rate of the block is comparable to state literacy rate. Anyhow, the rate of literacy is very low and needs immediate attention of Union and State Government.
• The female literacy rate is 30.05% compared to male literacy rate of 57.21%.
• The rural literacy rate is 43.37% compared to urban literacy rate of 52.55%. The rural female literacy rate is 29.3% compared to urban female literacy rate of 40.06%. The rural male literacy rate is 56.71% compared to urban male literacy rate of 63.26%.
• The total working population is 38.72% of the total population. 59.34% of the men are working population . 16.82% of the women are working population.
• The main working population is 30.35% of the total population. 50.59% of the men are main working population . 8.84% of the women are main working population . While the marginal working population is 8.37% of the total population. 8.75% . of the men are marginal working population. 7.97% of the women are marginal working population.
• The total non-working population is 61.28% of the total population. 40.66% of the men are non-working population . 83.18% of the women are non-working population.

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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