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- LGD code
- 524691
- Pincode
- 394670
- Post office
- Fort Songadh
- Population
- 1,177
- Households
- 257
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1009 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 833
Census 2011 · in context
How Mota Tarpada compares
By population, Mota Tarpada ranks #59 of 175 villages in Songadh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.7%
−1.5% vs mandal average
Mota Tarpada54.7%
Songadh mandal56.2%
Tapi district60.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,009
+2 vs mandal average
Mota Tarpada1,009
Songadh mandal1,007
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
Mota Tarpada4.6
Songadh mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mota Tarpada at a glance
Mota Tarpada is a village of 1,177 people in 257 households (Census 2011) in Songadh taluka, Tapi district, Gujarat, the 59th-largest of 175 villages in Songadh taluka. Literacy is 55%, 2 points below the taluka average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,009 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394670, served by Fort Songadh post office; the LGD village code is 524691. The population is estimated at 1,388 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mota Tarpada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SONGADH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MOTA TARPADA
- Total area (ha)
- 430.56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 65
- Forest area (ha)
- 178.6
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mota Tarpada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mota Tarpada
- LGD code
- 524691
- Pincode
- 394670
- Post office
- Fort Songadh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,177
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,388
- Households
- 257
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1009
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Block / Mandal
- Songadh
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Lataben Golwalkar (10.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bhavnagar Terminus (12.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 394670
Other villages in Songadh mandal
View all 60+ →- Gunsada
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- Satkashi
- Tokarva (Segupada)
- Bhimpura
- Borda
- Dhajamba
- Ukhalda
- Ukai Resettlement Village No-3
- Limbi
- Vadi Bhensrot
- Raniamba
- Pipalkuva
- Dhamodi
- Kikakui
- Moti Khervan
- Chimer
- Vajharda
- Singpur
- Mandal
- Agasvan
- Dumda
- Amalgundi
- Serulla
- Monghvan
- Sisor
- Khervada
- Ghasiya Medha
- Malangdev
- Vaghnera
- Chorvad
- Khanjar
- Nishana
- Gopalpura
- Chikhli Bhensrot
- Galkuva
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)