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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a large village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,361, made up of 1,212 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Guraru
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 2,361
Male Population 1,212
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 18th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mathurapur from other places

Mathurapur lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 9.1 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 Guraru 9.1 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Guraru 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 2,361. That makes it the 18th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Mathurapur village has 1,212 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Mathurapur covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathurapur falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Guraru, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 9.1 km away. Rafiganj is about 15 km away. Gaya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatera (under 2 km), Mahadipur (under 2 km) and Parsohada (under 2 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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