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About Madalur Village

Madalur is one of the larger villages in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,518, made up of 3,348 males and 3,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2566.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572137
Area (hectares) 2566.96 hectares
Population 6,518
Male Population 3,348
Female Population 3,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madalur compares

By the 2011 count Madalur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 2566.96 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Madalur

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

Madalur lies about 54 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 49 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 Madalur
Tehsil headquarters Sira 9.8 km
Nearest town Sīra 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 49 km
District headquarters Tumkur 54 km

Villages closest to Madalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madalur village had a population of 6,518. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Madalur village has 3,348 males and 3,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madalur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Madalur is 572137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madalur covers 2566.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madalur falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madalur is Pavagada, about 49 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 Madalur.

Madalur is about 54 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madalur is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 9.8 km away. Sīra is about 9.8 km away. Pavagada is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melukunte (4.0 km), Anupanahalli (4.3 km) and Honnagondanahalli (4.3 km).

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

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