title: Motihar Thana
text: # Motihar Thana
  
  Motihar Thana (Bengali: মতিহার থানা) is a thana of Rajshahi under Rajshahi City Corporation in Bangladesh.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Motihar is located at 24°22′00″N 88°37′40″E﻿ / ﻿24.3667°N 88.6278°E﻿ / 24.3667; 88.6278.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 1991 Bangladesh census, Motihar had a population of 38,000. Males constituted 55.26% of the population, and females 44.74%. Motihar had an average literacy rate of 84.8% (7+ years), above the national average of 32.4%.
  
  In the 2011 census, Motihar had a population of 62,172. Males constituted 53.80% of the population and females 46.20%. Muslims formed 95.91% of the population, Hindus 3.97%, Christians 0.05% and others 0.06%. Motihar had a literacy rate of 69.28% for the population 7 years and above.
  
  