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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 773 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 1,472
Male Population 773
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 56th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathurapur from other places

Mathurapur lies about 23 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 13 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 Mathurapur
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 13 km
Nearest town Godda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 23 km
District headquarters Banka 23 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

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

Common questions about Mathurapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathurapur village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 56th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mathurapur village has 773 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Mathurapur covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathurapur falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Barahat Junction, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 23 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 13 km away. Godda is about 15 km away. Dhuraiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushmaha (under 2 km), Gachia (2.0 km) and Dudhsimar (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mathurapur today is likely to be higher.

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