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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Lalita Dhurwey
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- LGD code
- 493453
- Pincode
- 481996
- Post office
- Sijhora
- Population
- 1,196
- Households
- 297
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1044 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 566
- Distance to district centre
- 121 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 72 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 371 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 606 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bamhani Banjar · 57 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Goverment hospital,Gardhi · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Motinala compares
By population, Motinala ranks #45 of 337 villages in Bichhiya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.9%
+3.0% vs mandal average
Motinala55.9%
Bichhiya mandal52.9%
Mandla district57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,044
+34 vs mandal average
Motinala1,044
Bichhiya mandal1,010
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Motinala4.0
Bichhiya mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Motinala at a glance
Motinala is a village of 1,196 people in 297 households (Census 2011) in Bichhiya tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 45th-largest of 337 villages in Bichhiya tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,044 women per 1,000 men. It lies 121 km from the Mandla district centre, 57 km from Bamhani Banjar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481996, served by Sijhora post office; the LGD village code is 493453. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Gardhi, 17 km away. The sarpanch is Lalita Dhurwey, and the village votes in Niwas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chainsingh Warkade. The population is estimated at 1,410 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Motinala
- LGD code
- 493453
- Pincode
- 481996
- Post office
- Sijhora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,196
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,410
- Households
- 297
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1044
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Coordinates
- 22.34342°N, 80.89479°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Niwas
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chainsingh Warkade
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Lalita Dhurwey
- Block / Mandal
- Bichhiya
Getting there
How to reach Motinala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal371 kmcapital
- Hyderabad606 km
- Kolkata768 km
- Delhi789 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBamhani Banjar57 km
- Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Gardhi17 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bank of India23 km
- Petrol pumpIndianOil22 km
- Police stationPolice Station Garhi17 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481996
- SijhauraBichhiya mandal3,293 pop
- Bandarwadi F.V.Bichhiya mandal2,771 pop
- Mawai JarBichhiya mandal2,159 pop
- Bhimdongri Ryt.Bichhiya mandal1,883 pop
- Pondi Alias Bahar MundaBichhiya mandal1,823 pop
- Kudela Ryt.Bichhiya mandal1,704 pop
- Chaunranga Mal.Bichhiya mandal1,644 pop
- FonkBichhiya mandal1,617 pop
- MohadBichhiya mandal1,609 pop
Villages near Motinala
Other villages in Bichhiya mandal
View all 60+ →- Anjaniya
- Kakaiya
- Madhopur
- Sijhaura
- Ramnagar
- Lafra
- Bandarwadi F.V.
- Ahmadpur
- Matawal Alias Danitola
- Mand
- Mawai Jar
- Bokar
- Bhanpur Dodi
- Kisli Bhilwani F.V.
- Bhimdongri Ryt.
- Pondi Alias Bahar Munda
- Kariyagaon
- Parsatola Alias Bhagdoo Ryt.
- Khamrauti Ryt.
- Kudela Ryt.
- Chaunranga Mal.
- Fonk
- Mohad
- Dei
- Koko Ryt.
- Lapti
- Ghutas
- Kumhali Ryt.
- Nakawal
- Khirhani
- Khatiya Narangi
- Rajo Mal.
- Padariya
- Niwsa Mal.
- Chhidpuri Alias Chandgaon Ryt.
- Khalaudi Ryt.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)