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About Madni Village

Madni is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 144 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814156
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 144
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madni compares

By the 2011 count Madni is the 58th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Madni

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

Madni lies about 26 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 26 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 Madni
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 21 km
Nearest railway station Behrajor 26 km
District headquarters Godda 26 km

Villages closest to Madni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madni village had a population of 284. That makes it the 58th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Madni village has 144 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madni has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Madni is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madni covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madni falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Madni is Behrajor, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Madni.

Madni is about 26 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madni is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 21 km away. Behrajor is about 26 km away. Godda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jolo (1.7 km), Tilaipara (2.3 km) and Chhota Sindari (4.4 km).

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

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