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About Madban Village

Madban is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 148 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,297 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madban village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 972.73 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 148
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,297
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 Madban compares

By the 2011 count Madban is the 168th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 972.73 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1229.

Getting to Madban

Madban is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madban 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 Madban from other places

Madban lies about 46 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rajapur Road, about 30 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 Madban
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur 20 km
Nearest railway station Rajapur Road 30 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 46 km

Villages closest to Madban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madban village had a population of 340. That makes it the 168th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Madban village has 148 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madban has about 1297 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Madban is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madban covers 972.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madban falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Madban is Rajapur Road, about 30 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 Madban.

Madban is about 46 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madban is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Rajapur is about 20 km away. Rajapur Road is about 30 km away. Ratnagiri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nate (6.2 km), Sakhari Nate (6.2 km) and Ambolgad (7.3 km).

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

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