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About Maidur Village

Maidur is a small village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 166 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maidur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maidur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581119
Area (hectares) 355.28 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 166
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maidur compares

By the 2011 count Maidur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 355.28 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, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Maidur

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

Maidur lies about 55 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 31 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 Maidur
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 24 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 25 km
Nearest railway station Chalgeri 31 km
District headquarters Haveri 55 km

Villages closest to Maidur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maidur village had a population of 319. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Maidur village has 166 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maidur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Maidur is 581119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maidur covers 355.28 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.

Maidur falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maidur is Chalgeri, about 31 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 Maidur.

Maidur is about 55 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maidur is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 24 km away. Shikaripura is about 25 km away. Chalgeri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalapur (2.1 km), Anaji (2.9 km) and Galaginakatti (3.0 km).

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

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