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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JIYARUDDIN
Contact: 97****1567
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- LGD code
- 316685
- Pincode
- 731213
- Post office
- Mayureswar
- Population
- 559
- Households
- 146
- Literacy rate
- 59%
- Sex ratio
- 914 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 377
- Distance to district centre
- 15 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 166 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1177 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gadadharpur · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Basudebpur · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mathbahara compares
By population, Mathbahara ranks #77 of 131 villages in Mayureswar - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.0%
−3.5% vs mandal average
Mathbahara59.0%
Mayureswar - II mandal62.5%
Birbhum district61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
914
−39 vs mandal average
Mathbahara914
Mayureswar - II mandal953
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
Mathbahara3.8
Mayureswar - II mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mathbahara at a glance
Mathbahara is a village of 559 people in 146 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 77th-largest of 131 villages in Mayureswar - II block. Literacy is 59%, 4 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 914 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Birbhum district centre, 8 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 15 km from Gadadharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731213, served by Mayureswar post office; the LGD village code is 316685. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Basudebpur, 8 km away. The sarpanch is JIYARUDDIN, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 625 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathbahara · this village | 559 | 59% | — |
| Kanutia · Mayureswar - II | 6,572 | 54% | 1.4 km NE |
| Kushtikuri · Mayureswar - II | 1,039 | 74% | 1.4 km SE |
| Tausia · Mayureswar - I | 1,103 | 74% | 1.4 km NW |
| Bhudharpur · Mayureswar - II | 1,010 | 75% | 1.6 km SW |
| Chhamna · Mayureswar - II | 1,727 | 63% | 1.8 km S |
| Uttar Bhagabatipur · Mayureswar - I | 130 | 85% | 2.2 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mathbahara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 17
- Power hours (winter)
- 19
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 172.62
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 125.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mathbahara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mathbahara
- LGD code
- 316685
- Pincode
- 731213
- Post office
- Mayureswar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 559
- Population (projected 2026)
- 625
- Households
- 146
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 914
- Literacy rate
- 59.0%
- Coordinates
- 23.98806°N, 87.83782°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Labpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JIYARUDDIN
- Block / Mandal
- Mayureswar - II
Getting there
How to reach Mathbahara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata166 kmcapital
- Delhi1177 km
- Hyderabad1218 km
- Chennai1451 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGadadharpur15 km
- Bus stopKhargram Vill Bus Stop15 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Basudebpur8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India13 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump33 km
- CollegeRaja Birendra Chandra College21 km
- Police stationGuskara Police station57 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731213
- MayureswarMayureswar - II mandal11,142 pop
- KanutiaMayureswar - II mandal6,572 pop
- KatasurMayureswar - II mandal4,302 pop
- Chhota TurigramMayureswar - II mandal3,976 pop
- DunaMayureswar - II mandal3,097 pop
- BasudebpurMayureswar - II mandal2,865 pop
- BrahmanbaharaMayureswar - II mandal2,741 pop
- UlkundaMayureswar - II mandal2,704 pop
- GazipurMayureswar - I mandal2,479 pop
Villages near Mathbahara
Other villages in Mayureswar - II mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)