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About Madar Village

Madar is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 661 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.52 hectares hectares.

Madar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 104.52 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 661
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,236
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Madar compares

By the 2011 count Madar is the 154th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 104.52 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Madar

The census records public bus service for Madar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madar from other places

Madar lies about 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Khanja, about 7.6 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 Madar
Nearest railway station Khanja 7.6 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 31 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Madar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madar village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 154th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Madar village has 661 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madar has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Madar covers 104.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madar falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madar is Khanja, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Madar.

Madar is about 31 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madar is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Khanja is about 7.6 km away. Shāhganj is about 7.6 km away. Kerakat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakra (2.4 km), Dobhi Khas (8.3 km) and Kusanw (9.8 km).

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

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