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About Madkal Village

Madkal is a large village in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,239, made up of 1,128 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 997.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madkal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Sedam
Pincode 585210
Area (hectares) 997.69 hectares
Population 2,239
Male Population 1,128
Female Population 1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madkal compares

By the 2011 count Madkal is the 24th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 997.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1024.

Getting to Madkal

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

Madkal lies about 59 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurgunta, about 3.1 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 Madkal
Nearest railway station Kurgunta 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sedam 7.6 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 59 km

Villages closest to Madkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madkal village had a population of 2,239. That makes it the 24th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Madkal village has 1,128 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madkal has about 985 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 1024.

The pincode recorded for Madkal is 585210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madkal covers 997.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madkal falls under Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madkal is Kurgunta, about 3.1 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 Madkal.

Madkal is about 59 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madkal is in Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Kurgunta is about 3.1 km away. Sedam is about 7.6 km away. Gulbarga is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kompalli (2.4 km), Sompalli (2.4 km) and Indira Nagar (2.5 km).

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

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