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- LGD code
- 545503
- Pincode
- 431717
- Post office
- Degloor
- Population
- 2,598
- Households
- 568
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Sex ratio
- 955 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,490
- Distance to district centre
- 83 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 38 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 489 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 176 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chikna · 39 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Motarga · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Motarga compares
By population, Motarga ranks #25 of 135 villages in Mukhed mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.2%
−1.7% vs mandal average
- Motarga
- 60.2%
- Mukhed mandal
- 61.9%
- Nanded district
- 65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+12 vs mandal average
- Motarga
- 955
- Mukhed mandal
- 943
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Motarga
- 4.6
- Mukhed mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Motarga at a glance
Motarga is a village of 2,598 people in 568 households (Census 2011) in Mukhed taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 25th-largest of 135 villages in Mukhed taluka. Literacy is 60%, 2 points below the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Nanded district centre, 21 km from Naigaon, the nearest town, 39 km from Chikna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431717, served by Degloor post office; the LGD village code is 545503. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Motarga, <1 km away. The village votes in Loha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar. The population is estimated at 3,063 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Motarga
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- MUKHED
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 79
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,442.78
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,296.42
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Motarga
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Motarga
- LGD code
- 545503
- Pincode
- 431717
- Post office
- Degloor
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,598
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,063
- Households
- 568
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 955
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Coordinates
- 18.66458°N, 77.50878°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Latur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Loha
- Member of Parliament
- Shivaji Kalge
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar
- Block / Mandal
- Mukhed
Getting there
How to reach Motarga
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai489 kmcapital
- Hyderabad176 km
- Bengaluru633 km
- Chennai687 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChikna39 km
- Bus stopMukhed bus Station16 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Motarga<1 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra, Sagroli Branch24 km
- Petrol pumpHP33 km
- CollegeUshodaya Junior College40 km
- Police stationPolice station Udgir Rural.52 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Motargaunder 1 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)