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About Mathura Village

Mathura is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 338 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 338
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Mathura compares

By the 2011 count Mathura is the 71st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Mathura

Mathura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mathura 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 Mathura from other places

Mathura lies about 53 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about 22 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 Mathura
Nearest railway station Vidyasagar 22 km
Nearest town Giridih 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 29 km
District headquarters Deoghar 53 km

Villages closest to Mathura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathura village had a population of 657. That makes it the 71st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Mathura village has 338 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathura has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Mathura is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathura covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathura falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mathura is Vidyasagar, about 22 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 Mathura.

Mathura is about 53 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathura is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Vidyasagar is about 22 km away. Giridih is about 24 km away. Madhupur 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 Jariatanr (under 2 km), Nimatanr (5.5 km) and Dulidih (8.1 km).

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

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