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About Madhukama Village

Madhukama is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 298 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhukama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhukama village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 298
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madhukama compares

By the 2011 count Madhukama is the 68th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Madhukama

Madhukama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Madhukama 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madhukama from other places

Madhukama lies about 17 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 2.2 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 Madhukama
Nearest railway station Karra 2.2 km
District headquarters Khunti 17 km

Villages closest to Madhukama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhukama village had a population of 579. That makes it the 68th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Madhukama village has 298 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhukama has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Madhukama is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhukama covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madhukama falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Madhukama is Karra, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Madhukama.

Madhukama is about 17 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhukama is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 2.2 km away. Khunti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loyongkel (under 2 km), Pora (under 2 km) and Timra (1.7 km).

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

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