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About Mathaur Village

Mathaur is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,203, made up of 2,196 males and 2,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593 hectares hectares.

Mathaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 593 hectares
Population 4,203
Male Population 2,196
Female Population 2,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mathaur compares

By the 2011 count Mathaur is the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 593 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mathaur

Mathaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mathaur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathaur from other places

Mathaur lies about 139 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 6.0 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 Mathaur
Nearest railway station Naya Nagar 6.0 km
Nearest town Rosera 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 9.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 139 km

Villages closest to Mathaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathaur village had a population of 4,203. That makes it the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Mathaur village has 2,196 males and 2,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathaur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Mathaur covers 593 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathaur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathaur is Naya Nagar, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mathaur.

Mathaur is about 139 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathaur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Naya Nagar is about 6.0 km away. Rosera is about 7.2 km away. Dagarua is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pararia (1.8 km), Japharpur (3.2 km) and Pariharpur (3.2 km).

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

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