# Mathia Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/mathia/ Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran # Mathia Mathia is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,979 people in 1,216 households**, the 6th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 5,979people (2011) - 1,216households - 61.0%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Mathia PIN code and other codes Mathia falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMathiya - Community development blockLauriya - Census village code216781 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? - Lauriya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)22 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)22 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? 16 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lauria - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 68% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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, 2 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mathia · ■ Lauriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **7% Toilet within the home ****18%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****25%** **38% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****41%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****35%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 · ■ Lauriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **966 Working population ****35.8%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 50.4% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 492 (23%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 252 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,164 (54%) 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 Lauriya - Telpur8,456 people - Satwaria7,015 people - Baswaria6,637 people - Dhobini6,002 people - Sathi5,694 people - Gobraura5,492 people - Basantpur4,883 people - Raybarwa4,858 people [All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mathia from Bettiah?22 km by road - What is the population of Mathia?5,979 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mathia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mathia?61.0% (Census 2011)