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About Mathura Village

Mathura is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 75 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 15.25 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 75
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mathura compares

By the 2011 count Mathura is the 368th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 15.25 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Mathura

The census records public bus service for Mathura 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathura from other places

Mathura lies about 51 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about 17 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 town Egra 15 km
Nearest railway station Henria 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 31 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 51 km

Villages closest to Mathura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayangarh 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 146. That makes it the 368th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Mathura village has 75 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathura has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Mathura is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathura covers 15.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathura falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mathura is Henria, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mathura.

Mathura is about 51 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathura is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Egra is about 15 km away. Henria is about 17 km away. Narayangarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargopal (3.2 km), Amarsia (7.6 km) and Pratappur (10 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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