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Motipur is a town and a notified area in Muzaffarpur district. It is located 14 kilometres south of Mehsi in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2021, Motipur Nagar Panchayat was upgraded to Nagar Parishad (Municipal Council).[1][2]
Motipur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Motipur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°18′N 85°08′E / 26.3°N 85.13°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Arun Kumar Singh (BJP) |
| • Member of Parliament | Veena Devi |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 28,572 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 843111 |
| Telephone code | 91-6223 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baruraj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vaishali |
| Civic agency | Motipur Nagar Parishad |
Location
editMotipur is located 102 kilometres (63 mi) north of Patna, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Muzaffarpur and 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Mehsi East Champaran District of 15 kilometres. National Highway 28 passes through Motipur. The nearest airport is Patna Airport.
Motipur is connected with the road and railways networks (Northern Eastern Railway). Railway services provide direct connections with all of the metropolitan cities of India. The railway has direct service from Motipur railway station.[3]
River
editThe river Budhi Gandak flows beside the town of Mehsi. Budhi Gandak is one of the branches of Gandak river.
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[4] 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.
References
edit- ^ "मोतीपुर नगर परिषद की अधिसूचना जारी".
- ^ "जिले में नगर निकायों की संख्या हो जाएगी 11:कांटी, मोतीपुर और साहेबगंज में अब नगर परिषद, सात नई नगर पंचायत भी बनेगी".
- ^ "Motipur (MTR) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.