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About Mathia Village

Mathia is a mid sized village in Pakri Dayal tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,714, made up of 840 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.3 hectares hectares.

Mathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Pakri Dayal
Area (hectares) 108.3 hectares
Population 1,714
Male Population 840
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,832 residents. Its 108.3 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

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 13 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Motihari Court, about 4.5 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 town Mothīhāri 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Motihari Court 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakri Dayal 12 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 13 km

Villages closest to Mathia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakri Dayal 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 1,714. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,832 residents.

Mathia village has 840 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathia has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Mathia covers 108.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathia falls under Pakri Dayal tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathia is Motihari Court, about 4.5 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 13 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 Pakri Dayal tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Mothīhāri is about 4.3 km away. Motihari Court is about 4.5 km away. Pakri Dayal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajgarwa (4.8 km), Siraha (7.1 km) and Majhaulia (7.8 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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