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Motala

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Total population

5,000

Air quality index

119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates20.68°, 76.21°

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City facts

Overview

Motala is a township, or tehsil, in the Buldhana district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. One of its villages, Thal, is said to be the birthplace of Gajanan Maharaj. Motala market is a centre of economic activity, partially due to the good communication links between the villages. Villages in Motala taluka include Jaipur Korhala, kharbadi, Kothali, Dhamangaon Badhe, Rohinkhed, Shelapur, Takarkhed and Rajur.

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History & geography

Geography

Motala tehsil is a part of Malkapur, which is a sub-division of the Buldhana district, along with Nandura and Malkapur tehsils. Kharbadi, Jaipur, Kothari, Taroda, Tighra, Advihir, Varud, Didola, Sholapur, Talani, Makodi, Pimpri Gawali, Dabhadi, Talked, Borakhedi, Vadgaon, Sarola Pir, Sarola, Maroti, Pophali, Dhonkhed, Parada, Chinchkhed Nath, Nalkund, Gulbheli, Shirva, Rohinkhed, Dhamangaon Badhe, Vaghjals, Shelgaon Bazar, Sawargaon Jahangir, Ava Yunus our, Liha bk, Talni, Jahagirpur, Makoli, Antri, Ubalkhed, Korhala Bazar and Pimpalgaon Devi.

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Geography

Latitude
20.6764
Longitude
76.2077
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
119
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
42.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
49.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
42
NO₂ (µg/m³)
21.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,538
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    167
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    130
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    118
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    112
  • Asian Koel
    Eudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    97
  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    95
  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    90
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    88

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,939

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
82
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API