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About Madapura Village

Madapura is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 124 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573130
Area (hectares) 253.03 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 124
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 195th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 253.03 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Madapura

Madapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madapura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 32 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 21 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 25 km
District headquarters Hassan 32 km

Villages closest to Madapura

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 Madapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Madapura village had a population of 238. That makes it the 195th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Madapura village has 124 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madapura has about 919 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 Madapura is 573130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madapura covers 253.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madapura falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madapura is Mavinakere, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Madapura.

Madapura is about 32 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madapura is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 5.7 km away. Mavinakere is about 21 km away. Holenarasipura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakodanahalli (under 2 km), Jogihosahalli (under 2 km) and Ambigodanahlli (1.5 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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