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India's TVS Motor reported a bigger-than-expected rise in first-quarter profit on Monday, helped by strong demand for its two-wheelers, including its flagship electric scooter.

The Apache motorbike maker reported a near 46% jump in profit to 4.68 billion rupees ($57.2 million) for the quarter ended June 30, beating analysts' average estimate of 4.36 billion rupees, according to Refinitiv IBES data.

TVS Motor, which exports two-wheelers to Asia, Africa and America, said its revenue from operations rose 20.1% to 72.18 billion rupees.

Sales of two-wheelers were boosted by the wedding season in the north and eastern parts of the country, along with a pick up in rural demand, analysts have said.

TVS's motorcycle sales grew by 7% to 463,000 units, helping boost overall sales - of two-, three-wheelers and exports - by 5% to 953,000 units, the company said.

With electric vehicle (EV) adoption gaining momentum, consumers also picked up TVS Motor's electric scooters ahead of a reduction in government subsidies, effective June 1.

The company hiked prices of its e-scooter TVS iQube from June 1, despite which it sold 14,462 units in June, up from 4,667 units a year earlier, with a healthy order book.

Rival two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto is scheduled to report results on July 25 while Hero MotoCorp, the world's largest two-wheeler maker by sales, will report on Aug. 10.