About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,578, made up of 1,854 males and 1,724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	199 hectares
Population	3,578
Male Population	1,854
Female Population	1,724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 18th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur 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 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	Barsoi	13 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 Barsoi 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.

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Common questions about Mathurapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathurapur village had a population of 3,578. That makes it the 18th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Mathurapur village has 1,854 males and 1,724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Mathurapur covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathurapur falls under Barsoi 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 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 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 Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Jhitkia is about 8.9 km away. Rāiganj is about 12 km away. Barsoi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.