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About Mathara Village

Mathara is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 354 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559 hectares hectares.

Mathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 559 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 354
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mathara compares

By the 2011 count Mathara is the 59th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 559 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Mathara

Mathara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathara from other places

Mathara lies about 18 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is New Pandarpawani, about 3.9 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 Mathara
Nearest railway station New Pandarpawani 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 4.2 km
Nearest town Rājūra 4.2 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 18 km

Villages closest to Mathara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathara village had a population of 689. That makes it the 59th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Mathara village has 354 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathara has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Mathara covers 559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathara falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mathara is New Pandarpawani, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mathara.

Mathara is about 18 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathara is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. New Pandarpawani is about 3.9 km away. Rajura is about 4.2 km away. Rājūra is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhopatala (2.4 km), Rampur (2.5 km) and Sasti (2.7 km).

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

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