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About Madrakuhi Village

Madrakuhi is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,828, made up of 933 males and 895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madrakuhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madrakuhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 496197
Area (hectares) 681.79 hectares
Population 1,828
Male Population 933
Female Population 895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madrakuhi compares

By the 2011 count Madrakuhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 681.79 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Madrakuhi

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

Madrakuhi lies about 32 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 25 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 Madrakuhi
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 7.9 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 25 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 32 km

Villages closest to Madrakuhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madrakuhi village had a population of 1,828. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Madrakuhi village has 933 males and 895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madrakuhi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Madrakuhi is 496197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madrakuhi covers 681.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madrakuhi falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Madrakuhi is Murhipar, about 25 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 village for Madrakuhi.

Madrakuhi is about 32 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madrakuhi is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 7.9 km away. Khairāgarh is about 7.9 km away. Murhipar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon Kalan (2.2 km), Sonbhattha (2.3 km) and Sahaspur (2.4 km).

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

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