# Kurwa Mathia Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/kurwa-mathia/ Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran # Kurwa Mathia Kurwa Mathia is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **13,758 people in 2,433 households**, the 3rd largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 13,758people (2011) - 2,433households - 57.6%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Kurwa Mathia PIN code and other codes Kurwa Mathia falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKurwa Mathia - Community development blockChanpatia - Census village code217181 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurwa Mathia from nearby towns? - Chanpatia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)9 km by road - Chanpatia (nearest town)8 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 Kurwa Mathia? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kurwa Mathia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kurwa Mathia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 1,235 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,065 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 Kurwa Mathia Of every 100 households in Kurwa Mathia in 2011, 5 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kurwa Mathia · ■ Chanpatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **3% Toilet within the home ****22%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **85% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **37% Television ****11%** **7% Mobile phone ****54%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kurwa Mathia? ■ Kurwa Mathia · ■ Chanpatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **942 Working population ****36.8%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 47.1% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 586 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,041 (21%) · **■** Household industry 59 (1%) · **■** Other work 679 (13%) · **■** Marginal 2,695 (53%) 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 Chanpatia - Jaitiya16,315 people - Turhapatti16,006 people - Ghogha13,572 people - Betia Dih12,573 people - Gurwalia Biswas10,309 people - Lalgarh9,142 people [All 71 villages in Chanpatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurwa Mathia from Bettiah?9 km by road - What is the population of Kurwa Mathia?13,758 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurwa Mathia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kurwa Mathia?57.6% (Census 2011)