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About Madnur Village

Madnur is a large village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,672, made up of 2,348 males and 2,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7585.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madnur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581412
Area (hectares) 7585.04 hectares
Population 4,672
Male Population 2,348
Female Population 2,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madnur compares

By the 2011 count Madnur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 7585.04 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Madnur

Madnur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madnur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Madnur from other places

Madnur lies about 52 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 36 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 Madnur
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 17 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 36 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 52 km

Villages closest to Madnur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madnur village had a population of 4,672. 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 469 residents.

Madnur village has 2,348 males and 2,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madnur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Madnur is 581412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madnur covers 7585.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madnur falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madnur is Ambewadi, about 36 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Madnur.

Madnur is about 52 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madnur is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 17 km away. Yellāpur is about 17 km away. Ambewadi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiravatti (2.5 km), Hosalli (3.6 km) and Kolikeri (7.5 km).

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

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