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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a large village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,554, made up of 1,274 males and 1,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 2,554
Male Population 1,274
Female Population 1,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 43rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mathurapur from other places

Mathurapur lies about 23 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 4.7 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 Ratan Sarai 4.7 km
Nearest town Barauli 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 9.6 km
District headquarters Siwan 23 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharia 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 2,554. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Mathurapur village has 1,274 males and 1,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Mathurapur covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathurapur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Ratan Sarai, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Ratan Sarai is about 4.7 km away. Barauli is about 6.1 km away. Barharia is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (under 2 km), Jagarnathpur (1.7 km) and Shampur (2.4 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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