Motera is a neighbourhood in the northwestern part of the metropolis of
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
in
Gujarat,
India. It lies west of the
Sabarmati River. It falls under the West Zone of
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and under the Gandhinagar South constituency of
Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and under the
Gandhinagar constituency of the
Lok Sabha. The chief attraction in Motera is the
world's largest sports stadium,
Narendra Modi Stadium. The stadium is the venue for the international cricket matches held in Ahmedabad. In 2015, old stadium was demolished and new stadium was built which got the honour of
world's largest stadium.
History
It was earlier a part of the Gandhinagar district. January 2008 onwards, it is in the limits of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in the Daskroi Taluka. It is included in the West Zone as per AMC, though it is the northernmost and the closest to the twin city and the capital of the
Gujarat state,
Gandhinagar. Motera is on the opposite bank of
Sabarmati River.
Demographics
India
census,
Motera had a population of 21,150. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Motera has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 67%. In Motera, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Public transit
By train (Indian Railways)
Apart from main Ahmedabad Railway Station (ADI) located in Kalupur area, one can use Sabarmati railway station (SBI, Northern India trains) located in Sabarmati area adjacent to Motera, and Sabarmati railway station (SBT, Central India trains) located in Ranip area, a little far from Motera, but closer than the main station.
By state bus (GSRTC)
The state-owned bus facility,
Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation
Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated GSRTC, is a Government State Transport Undertaking of Gujarat for passengers facilitating with road public transport in moffusil / city services. GSRTC operates within the state of Gujarat, I ...
, connecting various cities, towns and villages of Gujarat, runs buses to Gandhinagar from Ahmedabad and vice versa. These buses have official stops at ''Sabarmati Tollnaka'' on Visat — RTO Road and ''Vishwakarma Govt Engg College'' on Visat — Gandhinagar Highway.
By city bus (AMTS)
The oldest city bus service by
Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS), serves Motera through stops of ''Motera Gaam'', ''Sahjanand Park'', ''Indiranagar'', ''Gandhivaas ''on the Motera Stadium Road and ''Vishwakarma Mandir'', ''Visat'', etc. on the Visat — Gandhinagar Highway.
By city bus (BRTS)
The brand new and fast city bus service is the
Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) by Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL). It hasn't yet penetrated inside Motera, but the stations of ''Visat Gandhinagar Junction'', ''Motera Cross Roads'', ''Sabarmati Police Station'', ''Sabarmati Municipal Swimming Pool'', ''Rathi Apartment'' (ALL are on the main Visat — RTO Road i.e., separating Sabarmati and Motera) and Vishwakarma Govt Engg College station (on Visat — Gandhinagar Highway) belong to Line 8 towards Maninagar with RTO Circle and Bhavsar Hostel (only few stations ahead) as the junction for transfer to other lines.
By auto rickshaws
Private and sharing-based 'shuttle' auto rickshaws are always available, but they are less comfortable.
By MEGA metro rail (subway)
The
Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad is yet in planning stage and the construction of Phase-I will be over by late 2019. But it is notable that Motera will be a metro rail interchange hub. '
Motera Stadium' station will be the northern-end terminus on the north–south line of Phase-I which will consist of important stations like
Sabarmati railway station
Sabarmati Junction railway station is a junction station of the Indian Western Railway in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The station is from the main Ahmedabad Junction railway station on the Ahmedabad–Delhi main line, at Dharamnagar near the Sabarm ...
, AEC, Vadaj, Income Tax, Paldi, Vasna, etc. This line will intersect the west–east line of Phase-I itself consisting of stations like Thaltej, Doordarshan Kendra, Gujarat University,
Navrangpura Stadium
Navarangpura, also spelled Navrangpura, is an area in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India.
Educational and research institutions
The following well known educational and research institutions are located in Navarangpura:
* Ahmedabad Tex ...
, Relief Road,
Kalupur Railway Station
Kalupur is a central area in Ahmedabad, the financial centre of Gujarat, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, ...
(Ahmedabad Central), Vastral, etc. The extension of Phase-I will see connecting 'Motera Stadium' to 'SVP Airport' via 'Koteshwar' or 'Hansol' over the Sabarmati River. Also, Phase-II will see extending MEGA services to the twin city of Ahmedabad and the capital of the Gujarat state i.e.
Gandhinagar.
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References
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Neighbourhoods in Ahmedabad