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About Madh Village

Madh is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 619 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143112
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 619
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madh compares

By the 2011 count Madh is the 91st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Madh

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

Madh lies about 28 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Butari, about 2.0 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 Madh
Nearest railway station Butari 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 9.5 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 13 km
District headquarters Amritsar 28 km

Villages closest to Madh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Madh

As per the Census of India 2011, Madh village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 91st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Madh village has 619 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madh has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Madh is 143112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madh covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madh falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Madh is Butari, about 2.0 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 Madh.

Madh is about 28 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madh is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Butari is about 2.0 km away. Baba Bakala is about 9.5 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banian (under 2 km), Khilchian (1.5 km) and Muchhal (2.0 km).

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

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