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About Madarkha Village

Madarkha is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,666, made up of 814 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madarkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madarkha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 576.31 hectares
Population 1,666
Male Population 814
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madarkha compares

By the 2011 count Madarkha is the 29th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 576.31 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Madarkha

Madarkha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madarkha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Madarkha from other places

Madarkha lies about 92 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 22 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 Madarkha
Nearest railway station Adarsh Manpur 22 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 92 km

Villages closest to Madarkha

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 Madarkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Madarkha village had a population of 1,666. That makes it the 29th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Madarkha village has 814 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madarkha has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Madarkha is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madarkha covers 576.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madarkha falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Madarkha is Adarsh Manpur, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Madarkha.

Madarkha is about 92 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madarkha is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Adarsh Manpur is about 22 km away. Sheikhpura is about 24 km away. Birni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwachatar (5.0 km), Gurha (5.7 km) and Hariharpur (6.9 km).

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

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