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By population, Mathia Punak Buzurg ranks #98 of 115 villages in Darauli mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mathia Punak Buzurg is a village of 15 people in 4 households (Census 2011) in Darauli block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 98th-largest of 115 villages in Darauli block. Literacy is 60%, 2 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,500 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841239, served by Mairwa post office; the LGD village code is 232364. The sarpanch is SHREE SHYAMA PRASAD YADAV, and the village votes in Patepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lakhendra Kumar Raushan. The population is estimated at 18 in 2026, up 20% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sarharwa →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathia Punak Buzurg · this village | 15 | 60% | — |
| Punak Buzurg · Darauli | 2,789 | 60% | — |
| Saraharwa · Darauli | 2,510 | 59% | — |
| Lachhuman Chak · Darauli | 1,304 | 58% | — |
| Khairati Udho · Darauli | 1,130 | 53% | — |
| Sahjaniya · Darauli | 760 | 54% | — |
| Bali Punak · Darauli | 694 | 63% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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