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About Madapura Village

Madapura is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 109 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, 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 Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 65.53 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 109
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madapura compares

By the 2011 count Madapura is the 195th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 65.53 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 39 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 14 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 Belur 9.0 km
Nearest town Belūr 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 39 km

Villages closest to Madapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belur 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 231. That makes it the 195th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Madapura village has 109 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madapura has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Madapura is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madapura covers 65.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madapura falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madapura is Chikkamagaluru, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Madapura.

Madapura is about 39 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 Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 9.0 km away. Belūr is about 9.0 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthugadalu (under 2 km), Devalapura (under 2 km) and Banasavalli (under 2 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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