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About Madan Village

Madan is a mid sized village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,670, made up of 851 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 494448
Area (hectares) 539.41 hectares
Population 1,670
Male Population 851
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madan compares

By the 2011 count Madan is the 40th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 539.41 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Madan

Madan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Madan from other places

Madan lies about 38 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 31 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 Madan
Tehsil headquarters Pali under 2 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Belgahna 31 km
District headquarters Korba 38 km

Villages closest to Madan

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

Common questions about Madan

As per the Census of India 2011, Madan village had a population of 1,670. That makes it the 40th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Madan village has 851 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madan has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Madan is 494448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madan covers 539.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madan falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Madan is Belgahna, about 31 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Madan.

Madan is about 38 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madan is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about under 2 km away. Ratanpur is about 20 km away. Belgahna is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sendripali (under 2 km), Saila (2.3 km) and Nunera (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Madan today is likely to be higher.

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