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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 342 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 342
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 126th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathurapur from other places

Mathurapur lies about 25 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 3.6 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 Mathurapur
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 3.6 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 25 km
District headquarters Rohtas 25 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathurapur village had a population of 643. That makes it the 126th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Mathurapur village has 342 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Mathurapur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathurapur falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Barkisalaiya, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 25 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Barkisalaiya is about 3.6 km away. Nabīnagar is about 9.9 km away. Kargahar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belari (under 2 km), Damodarpur (under 2 km) and Khairahi (2.1 km).

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

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