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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 86 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 155.12 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 86
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 114th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 155.12 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mathurapur

The census records public bus service for Mathurapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 46 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Jhitkia, about 8.9 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 Jhitkia 8.9 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 46 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 157. That makes it the 114th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Mathurapur village has 86 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mathurapur is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathurapur covers 155.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathurapur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Jhitkia, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 46 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Jhitkia is about 8.9 km away. Rāiganj is about 12 km away. Balrampur 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 Belwa (7.1 km), Dhumtola (8.9 km) and Rampur (13 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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