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About Madra Village

Madra is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 477 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 477
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madra compares

By the 2011 count Madra is the 200th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Madra

Madra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Madra from other places

Madra lies about 35 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Madra
Nearest town Qadian 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 17 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 35 km

Villages closest to Madra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madra village had a population of 946. That makes it the 200th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Madra village has 477 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madra has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Madra is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madra covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madra falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Madra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Madra.

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

Madra is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 11 km away. Batala is about 17 km away. Gurdaspur 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 Chaura (under 2 km), Shahpur Araian (1.6 km) and Boparai (1.7 km).

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

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