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About Madangundi Village

Madangundi is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 391 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madangundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madangundi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 391
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madangundi compares

By the 2011 count Madangundi is the 91st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Madangundi

Madangundi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Madangundi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Madangundi from other places

Madangundi lies about 65 km from Giridih. 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 Madangundi
Nearest town Jhajha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 31 km
District headquarters Giridih 65 km

Villages closest to Madangundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madangundi village had a population of 734. That makes it the 91st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Madangundi village has 391 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madangundi has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Madangundi is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madangundi covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madangundi falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Madangundi notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Madangundi.

Madangundi is about 65 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madangundi is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Jhajha is about under 2 km away. Birni is about 31 km away. Giridih is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garaguru (under 2 km), Guritanr (under 2 km) and Langurdiha (under 2 km).

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

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