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About Mathura Chak Village

Mathura Chak is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 641 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Mathura Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathura Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 1,208
Male Population 641
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Chak compares

By the 2011 count Mathura Chak is the 67th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mathura Chak

Mathura Chak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mathura Chak 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 Chak from other places

Mathura Chak lies about 31 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 16 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 Chak
Nearest railway station Bela 16 km
Nearest town Purāini 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 31 km
District headquarters Banka 31 km

Villages closest to Mathura Chak

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 Mathura Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathura Chak village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 67th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mathura Chak village has 641 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathura Chak has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Mathura Chak covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathura Chak falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathura Chak is Bela, about 16 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 Chak.

Mathura Chak is about 31 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathura Chak is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 16 km away. Purāini is about 20 km away. Dhuraiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghazi Chak (under 2 km), Bhusar (under 2 km) and Nandgola (under 2 km).

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

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