About Madapura Village

Madapura is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 474 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	375.24 hectares
Population	936
Male Population	474
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madapura compares

By the 2011 count Madapura is the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 375.24 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Madapura

Madapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madapura 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 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 34 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 2.8 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
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	27 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	27 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	34 km

Villages closest to Madapura

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

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Common questions about Madapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Madapura village had a population of 936. That makes it the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Madapura village has 474 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madapura has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Madapura is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madapura covers 375.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madapura falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madapura is Kenchanalu, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Madapura.

Madapura is about 34 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madapura is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Kenchanalu is about 2.8 km away. Hosanagara is about 27 km away. Shikaripura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.