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

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Mathia

Mathia is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,194 people in 188 households**, the 34th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,194people (2011)
- 188households
- 48.5%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Mathia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSupauli
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231155

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?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)29 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalgunj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 88% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 9 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathia · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****35%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**59%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

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 · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**933

Working population ****26.3%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 33.5% for women. 40% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (27%) · **■** Marginal 139 (44%)

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 Sidhwalia

- Katea Tola Mohkam Ray1,508 people
- Matauli1,443 people
- Gopalpur1,422 people
- Sidhwalia1,224 people
- Shahpur1,085 people
- Tandaspur970 people
- Jagiraha935 people
- Bhojpurwa891 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mathia from Gopalganj?29 km by road
- What is the population of Mathia?1,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathia in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mathia?48.5% (Census 2011)