# Mathwa Village, Turkaulia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Turkaulia, Purba Champaran 

# Mathwa

Mathwa is a village in Turkaulia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 202 households**, the 30th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%.

- 1,030people (2011)
- 202households
- 74.0%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Mathwa PIN code and other codes

Mathwa falls in Turkaulia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBijulpur
- Community development blockTurkaulia
- Census village code217989

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

## How far is Mathwa from nearby towns?

- Turkaulia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)10 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 Mathwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Mathwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Mathwa

Of every 100 households in Mathwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathwa · ■ Turkaulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**50%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mathwa?

■ Mathwa · ■ Turkaulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**53.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**923

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 355 (96%)

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 Turkaulia

- Kushar1,489 people
- Parsauna1,299 people
- Rampur Chargaha1,266 people
- Babhnaulia1,204 people
- Belahi1,018 people
- Jolah ganwa938 people
- Birt Lachhmipur720 people

[All 34 villages in Turkaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mathwa from Motihari?10 km by road
- What is the population of Mathwa?1,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathwa in?Purba Champaran district (Turkaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mathwa?74.0% (Census 2011)