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About Mathia Village

Mathia is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 189 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.58 hectares hectares.

Mathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 27.58 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 189
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathia compares

By the 2011 count Mathia is the 348th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 27.58 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 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 105 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 7.4 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 Mariahu 7.4 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 32 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 105 km

Villages closest to Mathia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhania 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 336. That makes it the 348th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Mathia village has 189 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathia has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Mathia covers 27.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathia falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mathia is Mariahu, about 7.4 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 km distance for Mathia.

Mathia is about 105 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathia is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Mariahu is about 7.4 km away. Mariāhu is about 8.4 km away. Jakhania is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadra (under 2 km), Ghanbaur (4.4 km) and Zomalinpur (6.1 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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