# Mathia Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Mathia

Mathia is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,067 people in 209 households**, the 45th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,067people (2011)
- 209households
- 36.8%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Mathia PIN code and other codes

Mathia falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChaumukha
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229979

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mathia from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mathia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mathia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chaomukha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mathia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mathia

Of every 100 households in Mathia in 2011, 11 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mathia · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**67%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mathia?

■ Mathia · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**957

Working population ****65.0%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.5% for men and 26.5% for women. 68% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 412 (59%) · **■** Marginal 177 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bijaipur

- Basaha1,139 people
- Kohrauliya1,133 people
- Nonapakar1,128 people
- Amwa Ghat1,103 people
- Ramnagar1,051 people
- Itwa1,021 people
- Bamhnauli1,018 people
- Khajuha Kalan996 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mathia from Gopalganj?65 km by road
- What is the population of Mathia?1,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathia in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mathia?36.8% (Census 2011)