About Maddur Village

Maddur is one of the larger villages in Yelandur tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,097, made up of 3,082 males and 3,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2476.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571441, 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	Yelandur
Pincode	571441
Area (hectares)	2476.88 hectares
Population	6,097
Male Population	3,082
Female Population	3,015
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents. Its 2476.88 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

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 5.4 km from Yelandur, and the nearest railway station is Chamarajanagar, 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 Maddur
Tehsil headquarters	Yelandur	5.4 km
Nearest town	Kollegāl	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Chamarajanagar	22 km

Villages closest to Maddur

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

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Common questions about Maddur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maddur village had a population of 6,097. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents.

Maddur village has 3,082 males and 3,015 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Maddur is 571441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maddur covers 2476.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maddur falls under Yelandur tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

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

Maddur is about 5.4 km from Yelandur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maddur is in Yelandur tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Yelandur is about 5.4 km away. Kollegāl is about 9.7 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.