About Madhura Village

Madhura is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,565, made up of 1,320 males and 1,245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	260 hectares
Population	2,565
Male Population	1,320
Female Population	1,245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhura compares

By the 2011 count Madhura is the 45th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Madhura

Madhura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Madhura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madhura from other places

Madhura lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 6.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Madhura
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	6.9 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	11 km
District headquarters	Araria	19 km

Villages closest to Madhura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Madhura

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhura village had a population of 2,565. That makes it the 45th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Madhura village has 1,320 males and 1,245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhura has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Madhura is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhura covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madhura falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Madhura is Gogipothia Halt, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Madhura.

Madhura is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhura is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 6.9 km away. Shahbazpur is about 9.1 km away. Forbesganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.