# Mathaur Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Mathaur

Mathaur is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,203 people in 886 households**, the 13th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 4,203people (2011)
- 886households
- 37.6%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Mathaur PIN code and other codes

Mathaur falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMathaur
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224120

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

## How far is Mathaur from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (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 Mathaur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mathaur; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purinia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Mathaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 94% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Mathaur

Of every 100 households in Mathaur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathaur · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

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

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**21%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Mathaur?

■ Mathaur · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.6%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**975

Working population ****28.9%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.3% for men and 29.1% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 221 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 549 (45%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (6%) · **■** Marginal 362 (30%)

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 Dagarua

- Ichalo4,539 people
- Buari4,537 people
- Adhkaili4,357 people
- Tamaut4,205 people
- Ekhua4,193 people
- Nikhrail4,178 people
- Mahalbari3,564 people
- Dariapur3,478 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mathaur from Purnia?10 km by road
- What is the population of Mathaur?4,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathaur in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mathaur?37.6% (Census 2011)