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About Madarka Village

Madarka is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 265 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4327.39 hectares hectares.

Madarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madarka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 4327.39 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 265
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madarka compares

By the 2011 count Madarka is the 147th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 4327.39 hectares work out to about 0.1 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, well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Madarka

Madarka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madarka as Available within <5 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 Madarka from other places

Madarka lies about 35 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 22 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 Madarka
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 13 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 22 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 35 km

Villages closest to Madarka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madarka village had a population of 520. That makes it the 147th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Madarka village has 265 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madarka has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 875.

Madarka covers 4327.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madarka falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madarka is Khajuri, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Madarka.

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

Madarka is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 13 km away. Khajuri is about 22 km away. Shivpuri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ainpura (under 2 km), Deori Kalan (under 2 km) and Makali Jara (1.8 km).

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

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