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About Methaura Village

Methaura is one of the larger villages in Dumra tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,213, made up of 2,757 males and 2,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Methaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Dumra
Pincode 843302
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 5,213
Male Population 2,757
Female Population 2,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Methaura compares

By the 2011 count Methaura is the 17th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Methaura

Methaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Methaura as Available within village. 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 Methaura from other places

Methaura lies about 34 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 16 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 Methaura
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumra 31 km
Nearest town Jainagar 31 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 34 km

Villages closest to Methaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Methaura village had a population of 5,213. That makes it the 17th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents.

Methaura village has 2,757 males and 2,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methaura has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Methaura is 843302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Methaura covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Methaura falls under Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Methaura is Janakpur Road, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Methaura.

Methaura is about 34 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Methaura is in Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about 16 km away. Dumra is about 31 km away. Jainagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saura Urf Bhalni Churaman (under 2 km), Bhauparsad (6.0 km) and Dharampur (6.1 km).

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

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