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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 176 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 176
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 95th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mathurapur from other places

Mathurapur lies about 103 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, 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 Mathurapur
Nearest railway station Garwa 4.5 km
Nearest town Garhwa 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 29 km
District headquarters Chatra 103 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 352. That makes it the 95th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Mathurapur village has 176 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Mathurapur is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathurapur covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathurapur falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Garwa, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 103 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Garwa is about 4.5 km away. Garhwa is about 4.9 km away. Pratappur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charka Khurd (under 2 km), Hindia Khurd (under 2 km) and Mairag Khurd (under 2 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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