About Mada Village

Mada is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 56 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mada village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184148
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	102
Male Population	56
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	821
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mada compares

By the 2011 count Mada is the 173rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Mada

Mada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mada as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mada from other places

Mada lies about 18 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 14 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 Mada
Nearest railway station	Chhan Arorian	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	14 km
District headquarters	Kathua	18 km

Villages closest to Mada

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

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Common questions about Mada

As per the Census of India 2011, Mada village had a population of 102. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Mada village has 56 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mada has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Mada is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mada covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mada falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mada is Chhan Arorian, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mada.

Mada is about 18 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mada is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 14 km away. Hiranagar is about 14 km away. Kathua is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.