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About Madalapura Village

Madalapura is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 193 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573102
Area (hectares) 141.08 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 193
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madalapura compares

By the 2011 count Madalapura is the 167th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 141.08 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Madalapura

Madalapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madalapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Madalapura from other places

Madalapura lies about 32 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 23 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 Madalapura
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 13 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 23 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 26 km
District headquarters Hassan 32 km

Villages closest to Madalapura

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 Madalapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Madalapura village had a population of 365. That makes it the 167th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Madalapura village has 193 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madalapura has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Madalapura is 573102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madalapura covers 141.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madalapura falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madalapura is Balupete, about 23 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 - 10 km distance for Madalapura.

Madalapura 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.

Madalapura is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 13 km away. Balupete is about 23 km away. Sakleshpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelagalale (under 2 km), Koti Agrahara (under 2 km) and Karagallu (2.5 km).

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

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