# Mathia Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Mathia

Mathia is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,687 people in 226 households**, the 45th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,687people (2011)
- 226households
- 68.0%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Mathia PIN code and other codes

Mathia falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKawalpura
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232838

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?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)24 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?

10 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 · 2 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mashrakh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mathia · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**52%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**58%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

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 · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**965

Working population ****26.6%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 51.8% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (20%) · **■** Marginal 312 (70%)

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 Mashrakh

- Bahadurpur1,808 people
- Pilkhi1,789 people
- Sankauli1,760 people
- Chainpur1,741 people
- Bahuara1,642 people
- Padumpur1,553 people
- Serukaha1,475 people
- Barahimpur Chakarpan1,425 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mathia from Chhapra?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mathia?1,687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathia in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mathia?68.0% (Census 2011)