About Mathura Village

Mathura is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,669, made up of 846 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Pincode	813202
Area (hectares)	11 hectares
Population	1,669
Male Population	846
Female Population	823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathura compares

By the 2011 count Mathura is the 29th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 152 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Mathura

Mathura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mathura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathura from other places

Mathura lies about 44 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mathura
Nearest town	Kharagpur	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	16 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	23 km
District headquarters	Banka	44 km

Villages closest to Mathura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belhar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Mathura

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathura village had a population of 1,669. That makes it the 29th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Mathura village has 846 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathura has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Mathura is 813202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathura covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 152 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathura falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathura is Khariapipra Halt, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mathura.

Mathura is about 44 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathura is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 7.8 km away. Belhar is about 16 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.