About Madakkal Village

Madakkal is one of the larger villages in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,383, made up of 2,819 males and 2,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3085.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madakkal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Denkanikottai
Pincode	635118
Area (hectares)	3085.13 hectares
Population	5,383
Male Population	2,819
Female Population	2,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Madakkal compares

By the 2011 count Madakkal is the 12th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 3085.13 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Madakkal

Madakkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madakkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Madakkal from other places

Madakkal lies about 61 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kelamangalam, about 31 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 Madakkal
Tehsil headquarters	Denkanikottai	18 km
Nearest town	Denkanikota	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kelamangalam	31 km
District headquarters	Krishnagiri	61 km

Villages closest to Madakkal

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

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Common questions about Madakkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Madakkal village had a population of 5,383. That makes it the 12th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Madakkal village has 2,819 males and 2,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madakkal has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Madakkal is 635118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madakkal covers 3085.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madakkal falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Madakkal is Kelamangalam, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Madakkal.

Madakkal is about 61 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madakkal is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Denkanikottai is about 18 km away. Denkanikota is about 18 km away. Kelamangalam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.