# Mathia Bhopat Village, Bankatwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/mathia-bhopat/ Village · Bankatwa, Purba Champaran # Mathia Bhopat Mathia Bhopat is a village in Bankatwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,092 people in 989 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.6%. - 5,092people (2011) - 989households - 50.5%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Mathia Bhopat PIN code and other codes Mathia Bhopat falls in Bankatwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatIndarwa Phulwar - Community development blockBankatwa - Census village code217776 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mathia Bhopat from nearby towns? - Bankatwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)22 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)15 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 Bhopat? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Mathia Bhopat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Bhopat known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 80% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Bhopat Of every 100 households in Mathia Bhopat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mathia Bhopat · ■ Bankatwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **97% Use banking services ****43%** **38% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****48%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **16% 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 Bhopat? ■ Mathia Bhopat · ■ Bankatwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%** **50.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **937 Working population ****31.2%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 36.0% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 608 (38%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (8%) · **■** Marginal 662 (42%) 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 Bankatwa - Bijbani33,876 people - Nimuia25,332 people - Jhanjhara6,837 people - Indarwa Phulwar6,144 people - Semri5,017 people - Bankatwa4,963 people - Pakariya4,768 people - Jitpur3,315 people [All 23 villages in Bankatwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mathia Bhopat from Motihari?22 km by road - What is the population of Mathia Bhopat?5,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mathia Bhopat in?Purba Champaran district (Bankatwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mathia Bhopat?50.5% (Census 2011)