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About Madara Village

Madara is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 683 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271201
Area (hectares) 297.91 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 683
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madara compares

By the 2011 count Madara is the 177th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 297.91 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Madara

Madara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madara as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madara from other places

Madara lies about 4.5 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainjahwa, 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 Madara
Nearest railway station Gainjahwa 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 4.5 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 4.5 km

Villages closest to Madara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madara village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 177th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Madara village has 683 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madara has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Madara is 271201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madara covers 297.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madara falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madara is Gainjahwa, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Madara is about 4.5 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madara is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Gainjahwa is about 2.0 km away. Balrampur is about 4.5 km away. Balrāmpur is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisai (under 2 km), Katrasankar Nagar (1.6 km) and Benijot (1.6 km).

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

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