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About Mathia Village

Mathia is one of the larger villages in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,979, made up of 3,075 males and 2,904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares.

Mathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Lauriya
Area (hectares) 556 hectares
Population 5,979
Male Population 3,075
Female Population 2,904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathia compares

By the 2011 count Mathia is the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 11 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 909.

Getting to Mathia

Mathia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mathia as Available within 5 - 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 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 6.0 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Rameshwar Nagar, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya 3.9 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Rameshwar Nagar 11 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 13 km

Villages closest to Mathia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lauriya 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 5,979. That makes it the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Mathia village has 3,075 males and 2,904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathia has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Mathia covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathia falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathia is Rameshwar Nagar, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mathia.

Mathia is about 6.0 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathia is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Lauriya is about 3.9 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 6.0 km away. Rameshwar Nagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumra (under 2 km), Bankatwa (1.6 km) and Parsa (1.6 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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