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About Madraha Village

Madraha is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 364 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.26 hectares hectares.

Madraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 191.26 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 364
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madraha compares

By the 2011 count Madraha is the 299th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 191.26 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Madraha

Madraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madraha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Madraha from other places

Madraha lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 5.4 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 Madraha
Nearest railway station Bilwai 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 7.6 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 7.6 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Madraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madraha village had a population of 736. That makes it the 299th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Madraha village has 364 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madraha has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Madraha covers 191.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madraha falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madraha is Bilwai, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Madraha.

Madraha is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madraha is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 5.4 km away. Shahganj is about 7.6 km away. Shāhganj is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasin (under 2 km), Bahoranpur (under 2 km) and Chakesar (under 2 km).

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

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