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About Mathia Village

Mathia is a mid sized village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 471 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Mathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Mehsi
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 471
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

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 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 28 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahasralingam, about 6.1 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 Sahasralingam 6.1 km
Nearest town Chākia 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehsi 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Mathia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehsi 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 887. That makes it the 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Mathia village has 471 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathia has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Mathia covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathia falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathia is Sahasralingam, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mathia.

Mathia is about 28 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathia is in Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sahasralingam is about 6.1 km away. Chākia is about 7.8 km away. Mehsi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barharwa (2.5 km), Kaleyanpur (3.6 km) and Nonimal (4.0 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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