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About Mathura Village

Mathura is a mid sized village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,493, made up of 778 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712601
Area (hectares) 176.86 hectares
Population 1,493
Male Population 778
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 the 35th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 176.86 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 4.4 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 Mathura
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 4.4 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km

Villages closest to Mathura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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 1,493. That makes it the 35th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Mathura village has 778 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathura has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Mathura is 712601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathura covers 176.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathura falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mathura is Bamangachi, about 4.4 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 village for Mathura.

Mathura is about 17 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathura is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about 4.4 km away. Bārāsat is about 6.8 km away. Goghat I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harischandrapur (5.4 km), Kantali (8.2 km) and Birampur (8.7 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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