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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
vinodbhai
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- LGD code
- 520736
- Pincode
- 391135
- Post office
- Bodeli
- Population
- 291
- Households
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 54.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1094 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
Census 2011 · in context
How Mota Raska compares
By population, Mota Raska ranks #136 of 150 villages in Bodeli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.3%
−4.2% vs mandal average
- Mota Raska
- 54.3%
- Bodeli mandal
- 58.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,094
+153 vs mandal average
- Mota Raska
- 1,094
- Bodeli mandal
- 941
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Mota Raska
- 4.5
- Bodeli mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mota Raska at a glance
Mota Raska is a village of 291 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Bodeli taluka, Chhotaudepur district, Gujarat, the 136th-largest of 150 villages in Bodeli taluka. Literacy is 54%, 4 points below the taluka average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,094 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 391135, served by Bodeli post office; the LGD village code is 520736. The sarpanch is vinodbhai , and the village votes in Mehmedabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 343 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mota Raska
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BODELI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NANI RASKI
- Total area (ha)
- 368.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 56
- Forest area (ha)
- 276
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mota Raska
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 Raska
- LGD code
- 520736
- Pincode
- 391135
- Post office
- Bodeli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 291
- Population (projected 2026)
- 343
- Households
- 65
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1094
- Literacy rate
- 54.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kheda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mehmedabad
- Member of Parliament
- Devusinh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- vinodbhai
- Block / Mandal
- Bodeli
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)