# Mathia Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Siwan 

# Mathia

Mathia is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,889 people in 301 households**, the 24th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,889people (2011)
- 301households
- 77.6%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Mathia PIN code and other codes

Mathia falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKumkumpur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code231683

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?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)33 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)33 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mathia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goriakothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Mathia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathia · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****85%**

**64%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**12%

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?

■ Mathia · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**916

Working population ****25.1%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 69.6% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 171 (36%) · **■** Marginal 85 (18%)

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 Basantpur

- Sarea Sirikant2,243 people
- Usuri2,152 people
- Seria2,013 people
- Usri1,998 people
- Murwar1,862 people
- Hussepur1,727 people
- Babhnauli1,709 people
- Barwa Khurd1,698 people

[All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mathia from Siwan?33 km by road
- What is the population of Mathia?1,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathia in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mathia?77.6% (Census 2011)