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About Methwalia Village

Methwalia is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 1,027 males and 953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Methwalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methwalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 1,980
Male Population 1,027
Female Population 953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Methwalia compares

By the 2011 count Methwalia is the 41st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Methwalia

Methwalia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Methwalia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Methwalia from other places

Methwalia lies about 31 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 2.3 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 Methwalia
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 3.3 km
Nearest town Chāpra 3.3 km
District headquarters Saran 31 km

Villages closest to Methwalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Methwalia village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 41st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Methwalia village has 1,027 males and 953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methwalia has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Methwalia covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Methwalia falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Methwalia is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Methwalia.

Methwalia is about 31 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Methwalia is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 2.3 km away. Chapra is about 3.3 km away. Chāpra is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chan Chaura (under 2 km), Hasanpurwa (under 2 km) and Ram Kolwa (under 2 km).

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

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