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About Maddur Village

Maddur is a mid sized village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 363 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maddur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maddur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571111
Area (hectares) 527.7 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 363
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maddur compares

By the 2011 count Maddur is the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 527.7 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Maddur

Maddur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maddur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maddur from other places

Maddur lies about 44 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Kavalande, about 38 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 Maddur
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 15 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 15 km
Nearest railway station Kavalande 38 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 44 km

Villages closest to Maddur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maddur village had a population of 718. That makes it the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Maddur village has 363 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maddur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Maddur is 571111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maddur covers 527.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maddur falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maddur is Kavalande, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maddur.

Maddur is about 44 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maddur is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 15 km away. Gundlupēt is about 15 km away. Kavalande is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachanahalli (under 2 km), Channamallipura (under 2 km) and Berambadi (2.2 km).

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

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