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About Madhaka Village

Madhaka is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 380 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhaka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231210
Area (hectares) 181.08 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 380
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhaka compares

By the 2011 count Madhaka is the 132nd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 181.08 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Madhaka

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

Madhaka lies about 36 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, 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 Madhaka
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 18 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 36 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 36 km

Villages closest to Madhaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhaka village had a population of 744. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Madhaka village has 380 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhaka has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Madhaka is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhaka covers 181.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madhaka falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madhaka is Lusa, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Madhaka.

Madhaka is about 36 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhaka is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 5.6 km away. Lusa is about 18 km away. Sonbhadra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purana (under 2 km), Phulawari (under 2 km) and Karsoata (under 2 km).

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

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