Motia is a village in

Godda Godda is a Silk City with a municipal Council in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarter of the Godda district. History As a consequence of the Santhal rebellion of 1845-55 the dist ...

CD block in Godda subdivision of

Godda district Godda district (Hindi: गोड्डा जिला, Santali: ᱜᱚᱰᱰᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India It lies in the northeastern part of the state. The geographical area that n ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

Geography

Location

Motia is located at . Motia has an area of .

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the

Rajmahal hills The Rajmahal Hills are located in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand, India. They were located on the northern margin of the Gondwana supercontinent, and its hills are today inhabited by the Sauria Paharia people whilst its valleys are dom ...

running from the bank of the

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in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where

Farakka Barrage Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga river located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly from the border with Bangladesh near Shibganj. Farakka Barrage Township is located in Farakka (community develop ...

is, just inside West Bengal.

Rajmahal coalfield The Rajmahal Coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharkhand. Geography Location Rajmahal coalfield is centred around . Area of Operations Five relatively small coal basins – Hura, Chuperbhita, Pachwara, Mahuagarhi ...

is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Motia had a total population of 4,746, of which 2,413 (51%) were males and 2,333 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 858. The total number of literate persons in Motia was 2,521 (64.84% of the population over 6 years).

Economy

Adani Power is building a 1,600 MW thermal power plant spread across Motia, Gangta, Gayghat and other adjacent villages in Godda and

Poraiyahat Poraiyahat is a town in the Poraiyahat community division block in the Godda district of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Poraiyahat is a town located on the north-east border of Bihar and Jharkhand. Poraiyahat has an area of . Overvi ...

CD blocks. It is expected to be operational by 2022. As per a memorandum of understanding signed with

Bangladesh Power Development Board The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is a government agency operating under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It was created as a public-sector organization to boos ...

, in 2016, Adanis will export the entire power generated to Bangladesh. Adanis would import coal from their

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in Australia and the coal would come via

Dhamra Port The Dhamra Port is a port in Bhadrak district, Odisha, India, on the shore of the Bay of Bengal about seven kilometres from the old port of Dhamra. The agreement to develop the port was signed in April 1998. The Dhamra Port Company Limited (DP ...

owned by Adani Ports & SEZ 700km away in Odisha. In 2019, it became the first stand-alone power project to secure the status of

Special economic zone A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increas ...

Raghubar Das Raghubar Das (born 3 May 1955) is an Indian politician who served as the sixth Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He was sworn in as the 6th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and has twice served as ...

, then Chief Minister of Jharkhand, felt that the Adani power plant at Godda will usher in development and progress in the tribal-domainated area. However, it is facing opposition locally for land acqusution.

Education

Government High School Motiya is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1954. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. Nirmaya Rameshwar Girls High School Motia is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1981. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.

References

{{Santhal Parganas Division Villages in Godda district