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About Madankal Village

Madankal is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 58 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madankal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madankal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 125.22 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 58
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madankal compares

By the 2011 count Madankal is the 145th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 125.22 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1010.

Getting to Madankal

Madankal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Madankal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Madankal from other places

Madankal lies about 35 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 34 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 Madankal
Nearest town Sirsi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 20 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 34 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 35 km

Villages closest to Madankal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madankal village had a population of 119. That makes it the 145th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Madankal village has 58 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madankal has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Madankal is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madankal covers 125.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madankal falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madankal is Talaguppa, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Madankal.

Madankal is about 35 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madankal is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 12 km away. Siddapur is about 20 km away. Talaguppa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarehalli Kansur (under 2 km), Ghattikai (under 2 km) and Kalkai (2.2 km).

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

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