Mothabari is a village in Katoria mandal, Banka district, Bihar, with a population of 7,689 across 1,320 households. The village has a literacy rate of 30.4%.
By population, Mothabari ranks #2 of 379 villages in Katoria mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mothabari is a village of 7,689 people in 1,320 households (Census 2011) in Katoria block, Banka district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 379 villages in Katoria block. Literacy is 30%, 7 points below the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. It lies 179 km from the Banka district centre, 4 km from Jot Gopalkagmari, the nearest town, 3 km from Jamirghata railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 813106, served by Katoria post office; the LGD village code is 241949. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bangitala Rural Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is SUNITA DEVI, and the village votes in Amarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayant Raj. The population is estimated at 12,746 in 2026, up 66% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothabari · this village | 7,689 | 30% | — |
| Bishnuprosad · Kaliachak - II | 5,503 | 61% | 0.8 km W |
| Jotkabil · Kaliachak - II | 1,386 | 66% | 1.1 km NE |
| Meherapur · Kaliachak - II | 4,713 | 58% | 1.5 km N |
| Chak Protappur · Kaliachak - II | 2,084 | 66% | 1.7 km SE |
| Jot Doman · Kaliachak - II | 3,211 | 65% | 2.2 km NE |
| Madanpur Kismat · Kaliachak - I | 636 | 44% | 2.6 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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