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About Mathura Village

Mathura is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 994 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.6 hectares hectares.

Mathura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 177.6 hectares
Population 1,822
Male Population 994
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 181st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 177.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

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 28 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Colonelganj, about 13 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 Colonelganj 13 km
District headquarters Gonda 28 km

Villages closest to Mathura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colonelganj 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 1,822. That makes it the 181st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Mathura village has 994 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathura has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Mathura covers 177.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathura falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mathura is Colonelganj, about 13 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 28 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathura is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about 13 km away. Gonda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivgarh (under 2 km), Jairam Jot (under 2 km) and Anta (under 2 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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