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About Madhara Village

Madhara is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 212 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 212
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhara compares

By the 2011 count Madhara is the 94th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Madhara

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

Madhara lies about 16 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 51 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 Madhara
Nearest town Nāhan 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 22 km
Nearest railway station Barog 51 km

Villages closest to Madhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Madhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhara village had a population of 414. That makes it the 94th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Madhara village has 212 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhara has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Madhara is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhara covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madhara falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madhara is Barog, about 51 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 Madhara.

Madhara is about 16 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhara is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 16 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Swarah Landasi (under 2 km), Barthal (2.6 km) and Bhatna Kalyana (2.8 km).

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

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