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About Mathia Village

Mathia is a large village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,049, made up of 1,105 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.86 hectares hectares.

Mathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sikta
Area (hectares) 146.86 hectares
Population 2,049
Male Population 1,105
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 146.86 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

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 km distance. 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 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
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikta 9.9 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 Sikta 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 2,049. That makes it the 34th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Mathia village has 1,105 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathia has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Mathia covers 146.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathia falls under Sikta 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Pashchim Champaran is about 6.0 km away. Sikta is about 9.9 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 Parsa (1.6 km), Bishunpurwa (4.8 km) and Siswania (6.0 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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