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About Madhura Village

Madhura is a large village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,476, made up of 1,841 males and 1,635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 331.86 hectares
Population 3,476
Male Population 1,841
Female Population 1,635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhura compares

By the 2011 count Madhura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 331.86 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Madhura

Madhura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Madhura as Available within 5 - 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 Madhura from other places

Madhura lies about 32 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 18 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 Madhura
Nearest railway station Ekchari 18 km
Nearest town Colgong 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 32 km
District headquarters Godda 32 km

Villages closest to Madhura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhura village had a population of 3,476. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Madhura village has 1,841 males and 1,635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhura has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Madhura is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhura covers 331.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madhura falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Madhura is Ekchari, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Madhura.

Madhura is about 32 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhura is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ekchari is about 18 km away. Colgong is about 21 km away. Meherma is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhurai Bagicha (under 2 km), Sonaguji (under 2 km) and Rajan (under 2 km).

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

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