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About Mathia Village

Mathia is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 1,022 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares.

Mathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 1,985
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Mathia compares

By the 2011 count Mathia is the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

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 5 - 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 9.8 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 2.8 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 Mathia
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 9.8 km
District headquarters Purnia 9.8 km

Villages closest to Mathia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 1,985. That makes it the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Mathia village has 1,022 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathia has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Mathia covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathia falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathia is Ranipatra, about 2.8 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 Mathia.

Mathia is about 9.8 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathia is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 2.8 km away. Purnia East is about 9.8 km away. Purnia is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dilia Hasanabad (under 2 km), Raipur Ranipatra (1.5 km) and Dhanganwan (1.6 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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