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About Mathia Village

Mathia is a mid sized village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 577 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.05 hectares hectares.

Mathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 40.05 hectares
Population 1,194
Male Population 577
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathia compares

By the 2011 count Mathia is the 34th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 40.05 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Mathia

Mathia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mathia from other places

Mathia lies about 25 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 7.1 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 Mathia
Nearest railway station Sidhwalia 7.1 km
Nearest town Barauli 9.0 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 25 km

Villages closest to Mathia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathia village had a population of 1,194. That makes it the 34th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Mathia village has 577 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathia has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Mathia covers 40.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathia falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathia is Sidhwalia, about 7.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mathia.

Mathia is about 25 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathia is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 7.1 km away. Barauli is about 9.0 km away. Gopalganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahima (under 2 km), Jagiraha (under 2 km) and Supauli (1.7 km).

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

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