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About Mathwa Village

Mathwa is a mid sized village in Turkaulia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 556 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Mathwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Turkaulia
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 556
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathwa compares

By the 2011 count Mathwa is the 30th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 54 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 916.

Getting to Mathwa

Mathwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mathwa as Available within 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 Mathwa from other places

Mathwa lies about 63 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 4.8 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 Mathwa
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 4.8 km
Nearest town Kataiya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Turkaulia 22 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 63 km

Villages closest to Mathwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Turkaulia 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 Mathwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathwa village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 30th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents.

Mathwa village has 556 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathwa has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Mathwa covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathwa falls under Turkaulia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathwa is Bathua Bazar, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mathwa.

Mathwa is about 63 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathwa is in Turkaulia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bathua Bazar is about 4.8 km away. Kataiya is about 12 km away. Turkaulia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasrampur (11 km), Rampur Chargaha (11 km) and Majharia (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mathwa today is likely to be higher.

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