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About Mathura Village

Mathura is one of the larger villages in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,514, made up of 2,666 males and 2,848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593.31 hectares hectares.

Mathura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 593.31 hectares
Population 5,514
Male Population 2,666
Female Population 2,848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathura compares

By the 2011 count Mathura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 593.31 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Mathura

Mathura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 4.9 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Mathura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 5,514. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Mathura village has 2,666 males and 2,848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathura has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Mathura covers 593.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathura falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mathura is Janghai Junction, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mathura.

Mathura is about 32 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathura is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 4.9 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 4.9 km away. Janghai Junction is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathupur (under 2 km), Juraupur (1.6 km) and Paharpur (2.0 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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