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About Mathia Village

Mathia is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,889, made up of 1,006 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Mathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 1,889
Male Population 1,006
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathia compares

By the 2011 count Mathia is the 24th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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 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 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 43 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Masrakh Junction, about 4.5 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 Masrakh Junction 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 13 km
Nearest town Marhaura 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 43 km

Villages closest to Mathia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 1,889. That makes it the 24th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Mathia village has 1,006 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathia has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Mathia covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathia falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mathia is Masrakh Junction, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mathia.

Mathia is about 43 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathia is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Masrakh Junction is about 4.5 km away. Basantpur is about 13 km away. Marhaura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonurukha (10 km), Rajapur (11 km) and Nagauli (11 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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