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About Madai Village

Madai is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 529 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Pincode 242303
Area (hectares) 133.62 hectares
Population 956
Male Population 529
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madai compares

By the 2011 count Madai is the 241st largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 133.62 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Madai

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

How far is Madai from other places

Madai lies about 29 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Banthra, about 27 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 Madai
Nearest town Jalālābād 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 27 km
Nearest railway station Banthra 27 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 29 km

Villages closest to Madai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madai village had a population of 956. That makes it the 241st largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Madai village has 529 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madai has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

The pincode recorded for Madai is 242303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madai covers 133.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madai falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madai is Banthra, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Madai.

Madai is about 29 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madai is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Jalālābād is about 1.9 km away. Tilhar is about 27 km away. Banthra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharaun (3.6 km), Gori Khera (5.6 km) and Khera Dhasa (5.6 km).

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

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