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About Madapura Village

Madapura is a mid sized village in Harapanahalli tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,965, made up of 1,043 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1972.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harapanahalli
Pincode 583131
Area (hectares) 1972.79 hectares
Population 1,965
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madapura compares

By the 2011 count Madapura is the 56th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,227 residents. Its 1972.79 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Madapura

Madapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Madapura from other places

Madapura lies about 18 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Amaravathi Colony Junction, about 16 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 Madapura
Nearest railway station Amaravathi Colony Junction 16 km
Nearest town Harihar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Harapanahalli 18 km
District headquarters Davanagere 18 km

Villages closest to Madapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madapura village had a population of 1,965. That makes it the 56th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,227 residents.

Madapura village has 1,043 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madapura has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Madapura is 583131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madapura covers 1972.79 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.

Madapura falls under Harapanahalli tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madapura is Amaravathi Colony Junction, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Madapura.

Madapura is about 18 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madapura is in Harapanahalli tehsil of Davanagere district. Amaravathi Colony Junction is about 16 km away. Harihar is about 16 km away. Harapanahalli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nittur (under 2 km), Budihal (4.2 km) and Siriganahalli (5.1 km).

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

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