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About Madara Village

Madara is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 959 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271845, 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 Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271845
Area (hectares) 266.88 hectares
Population 1,836
Male Population 959
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madara compares

By the 2011 count Madara is the 99th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 266.88 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Madara

Madara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Madara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Madara from other places

Madara lies about 16 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Payagpur, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 5.0 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 16 km
Nearest railway station Payagpur 18 km
Nearest town Bhinga 22 km

Villages closest to Madara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ikauna 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 1,836. That makes it the 99th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Madara village has 959 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madara has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Madara is 271845. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madara covers 266.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madara falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madara is Payagpur, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Madara.

Madara is about 16 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madara is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Ikauna is about 5.0 km away. Shrawasti is about 16 km away. Payagpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra Aswa (under 2 km), Sonrai (1.7 km) and Bhagavanpur Bankat (1.9 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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