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- LGD code
- 524263
- Pincode
- 394345
- Post office
- Mota
- Population
- 7,203
- Households
- 1,542
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Sex ratio
- 958 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,504
- Distance to district centre
- 69 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 231 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 234 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gangadhara · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Umrakh Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mota compares
By population, Mota ranks #5 of 84 villages in Bardoli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.8%
−7.1% vs mandal average
- Mota
- 61.8%
- Bardoli mandal
- 68.9%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
−31 vs mandal average
- Mota
- 958
- Bardoli mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Mota
- 4.7
- Bardoli mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mota at a glance
Mota is a village of 7,203 people in 1,542 households (Census 2011) in Bardoli taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 5th-largest of 84 villages in Bardoli taluka. Literacy is 62%, 7 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. It lies 69 km from the Surat district centre, 13 km from Palsana, the nearest town, 4 km from Gangadhara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 394345, served by Mota post office; the LGD village code is 524263. The nearest hospital or health centre is Umrakh Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Mandvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kunvarji Halpati. The population is estimated at 8,492 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mota
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- 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
- BARDOLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MOTA
- Total area (ha)
- 2,175.23
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,260
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Mota
- LGD code
- 524263
- Pincode
- 394345
- Post office
- Mota
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,203
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,492
- Households
- 1,542
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 958
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Coordinates
- 21.17279°N, 73.06821°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bardoli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandvi
- Member of Parliament
- Parbhubhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kunvarji Halpati
- Block / Mandal
- Bardoli
- Nearest railway station
- Gangadhara (4.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Mota
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar231 kmcapital
- Mumbai234 km
- Hyderabad708 km
- Delhi927 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGangadhara4 km
- Bus stopShyamdham Mandir BRTS18 km
- Hospital / PHCUmrakh Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankBaroda Gujarat Gramin Bank5 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil13 km
- CollegeAmbaba Commerce College15 km
- Police stationDigital Printer25 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Gangadhara4.2 km
- Health centre
- Umrakh Hospital3.4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Mota
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Krishnalok DhamTemple4.6 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, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)