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About Madanpur Village

Madanpur is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 224 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madanpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 119.75 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 224
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madanpur compares

By the 2011 count Madanpur is the 121st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 119.75 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Madanpur

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

Madanpur lies about 42 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 8.6 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 Madanpur
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 8.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 42 km

Villages closest to Madanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madanpur village had a population of 463. That makes it the 121st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Madanpur village has 224 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madanpur has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Madanpur is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madanpur covers 119.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madanpur falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madanpur is Nurpur Road, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Madanpur.

Madanpur is about 42 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madanpur is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 4.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 8.6 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pundrehr (under 2 km), Chhachholi (under 2 km) and Hatli (1.5 km).

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

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