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About Madre Village

Madre is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 342 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madre village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571235
Area (hectares) 490.75 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 342
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madre compares

By the 2011 count Madre is the 74th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 490.75 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Madre

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

Madre lies about 41 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, 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 Madre
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 16 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 21 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 24 km
District headquarters Kodagu 41 km

Villages closest to Madre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madre village had a population of 723. That makes it the 74th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Madre village has 342 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madre has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Madre is 571235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madre covers 490.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madre falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madre is Kadagaravalli, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Madre.

Madre is about 41 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madre is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 16 km away. Kadagaravalli is about 21 km away. Sakleshpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddabilaha (under 2 km), Kajur (1.8 km) and Doddakolathur (2.3 km).

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

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