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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a mid sized village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 337 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.71 hectares hectares.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 75.71 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 337
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 62nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 75.71 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

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 5 - 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 18 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 4.7 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 Ratan Sarai 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 6.1 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 18 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barauli 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 683. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Mathurapur village has 337 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Mathurapur covers 75.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathurapur falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Ratan Sarai, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 18 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 4.7 km away. Barauli is about 6.1 km away. Gopalganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Manjhan (under 2 km), Kalyanpur (under 2 km) and Bishesarpur (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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