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About Mathia Village

Mathia is a mid sized village in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 968 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Mathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sangrampur
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,826
Male Population 968
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 16th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

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 22 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 16 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 Sangrampur 2.1 km
Nearest town Areraj 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Sher 16 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 22 km

Villages closest to Mathia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sangrampur 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 1,826. That makes it the 16th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Mathia village has 968 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathia has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Mathia covers 117 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 Sangrampur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathia is Sher, about 16 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 22 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 Sangrampur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sangrampur is about 2.1 km away. Areraj is about 6.4 km away. Sher is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangrampur (2.1 km), Bariariya (2.8 km) and Misir Tola (3.7 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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