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About Madanur Village

Madanur is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 233 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573130
Area (hectares) 205.66 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 233
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madanur compares

By the 2011 count Madanur is the 138th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 205.66 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1014.

Getting to Madanur

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

Madanur lies about 38 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 28 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 Madanur
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 13 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 28 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 32 km
District headquarters Hassan 38 km

Villages closest to Madanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madanur village had a population of 449. That makes it the 138th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Madanur village has 233 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madanur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Madanur is 573130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madanur covers 205.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madanur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madanur is Mavinakere, about 28 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 Madanur.

Madanur is about 38 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madanur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 13 km away. Mavinakere is about 28 km away. Holenarasipura is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ittapatna (under 2 km), Yadiyur (under 2 km) and Yadiyuru (under 2 km).

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

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