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About Madguri Village

Madguri is a large village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,197, made up of 1,128 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2096.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madguri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497224
Area (hectares) 2096.55 hectares
Population 2,197
Male Population 1,128
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madguri compares

By the 2011 count Madguri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 2096.55 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Madguri

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

Madguri lies about 97 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 27 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 Madguri
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Samri 30 km
Nearest town Medininagar 43 km
District headquarters Surguja 97 km

Villages closest to Madguri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madguri village had a population of 2,197. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Madguri village has 1,128 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madguri has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Madguri is 497224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madguri covers 2096.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madguri falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Madguri is Barwadih Junction, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Madguri.

Madguri is about 97 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madguri is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Barwadih Junction is about 27 km away. Samri is about 30 km away. Medininagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pundag (8.6 km), Chunchuna (9.3 km) and Charhu (14 km).

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

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