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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Motipur
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.3|N|85.13|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Muzaffarpur district|Muzaffarpur]]
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| elevation_m = 60
| population_total = 28,572
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| postal_code = 843111
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'''Motipur''' is a town and a [[notified area]] in [[Muzaffarpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==Location==
Motipur is located {{convert|102|km|mi|0}} north of [[Patna]], {{convert|30|km|mi|0}} north of [[Muzaffarpur]] and {{convert|54|km|mi|0}} south of [[Motihari]] and [[Chakia, Bihar|chakia]] of 25 km. [[National Highway 28 (India)|National Highway 28]] passes through Motipur. The nearest airport is [[Patna Airport]].

Motipur is well connected with the road and railways networks (Northern Eastern Railway). Railway services provide direct connections with all of the metropolitan cities of India. The railway has direct service from Motipur station to New Delhi, Kolkata, Chakia etc. and 24 hours passenger service from Motipur to Chakia, Motihari and Muzaffarpur.
It is a well-designed city made of rectangular shapes.
As a major business hub, Motipur is surrounded by 20 km of area for agriculture product trading and vegetable markets.

== River ==
The river [[Budhi Gandak]] flows beside the town of Motipur. Budhi Gandak is one of the branches of [[Gandak river]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Motipur had a population of 21,933. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Motipur has an average literacy rate of 43%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 52%, and female literacy is 33%. In Motipur, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Important notes==

*Motipur Sugar Factory is one of the biggest source of income in early ages since it is closed in 1997.
*Motipur Sugar Factory Limited is a Public incorporated on 8 February 1934. It is classified as a Non-govt company and is registered at Registrar of Companies, Patna. Its authorized share capital is Rs. 2,500,000 and its paid-up capital is Rs. 2,500,000.
*Motipur Sugar Factory Limited's Annual General Meeting (AGM) was last held on 30 September 2017 and as per records from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), its balance sheet was last filed on 31 March 2017.
*Directors of Motipur Sugar Factory Limited are Gulam Sharfuddin Osman, Mahmood Yacoob and Abdul Rahim.
*The number of households in Motipur is 52,685. Out of which rural household is 49,028 and the urban household is 3,657.
*Female to male ratio of Baruraj (Motipur) is 94.07% compared to the Bihar's female to male ratio 91.93%. It is unsatisfactory and the people should drive some campaign to improve this.
*Urban Female to male ratio of Baruraj (Motipur) is 87.08% compared to the female to male ratio 94.63% in rural area.
*The literacy rate of the block is 47% compared to the literacy rate of state 47%. The literacy rate of the block is comparable to state literacy rate. Anyhow, the rate of literacy is very low and needs immediate attention of Union and State Government.
*The female literacy rate is 30.05% compared to a male literacy rate of 57.21%.
*The rural literacy rate is 43.37% compared to an urban literacy rate of 52.55%. The rural female literacy rate is 29.3% compared to the urban female literacy rate of 40.06%. The rural male literacy rate is 56.71% compared to an urban male literacy rate of 63.26%.
*The total working population is 38.72% of the total population. 59.34% of the men are working for the population. 16.82% of the women are working for the population.
*The main working population is 30.35% of the total population. 50.59% of the men are main working population. 8.84% of the women are main working population. While the marginal working population is 8.37% of the total population. 8.75% of the men are marginal working population. 7.97% of the women are marginal working population.
*The total non-working population is 61.28% of the total population. 40.66% of the men are non-working population. 83.18% of the women are the non-working population.
*Motipur Sugar Factory is one of the biggest source of income in early ages since it is closed in 1997.
*Motipur Sugar Factory Limited is a Public incorporated on 8 February 1934. It is classified as a Non-govt company and is registered at Registrar of Companies, Patna. Its authorized share capital is Rs. 2,500,000 and its paid-up capital is Rs. 2,500,000.
*Motipur Sugar Factory Limited's Annual General Meeting (AGM) was last held on 30 September 2017 and as per records from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), its balance sheet was last filed on 31 March 2017.
*Directors of Motipur Sugar Factory Limited are Gulam Sharfuddin Osman, Mahmood Yacoob and Abdul Rahim.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://allaboutbihar.com/districts/muzaffarpur/baruraj_(motipur).php All about Bihar]
Motipur is the main business center of lichi in north bihar

==External links==
* [http://allaboutbihar.com/districts/muzaffarpur/baruraj_(motipur).php All about Bihar]

{{Tirhut Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Muzaffarpur district]]

Motipur, India - Revision history

2001:1A10:18D7:4101:4C17:1A18:8212:A2DF: Updated geography and transport connectivity; removed unnecessary Chakia references and added sourced Mehsi connectivity.

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