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About Madar Village

Madar is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 371 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.72 hectares hectares.

Madar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 122.72 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 371
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Madar compares

By the 2011 count Madar is the 271st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 122.72 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 942.

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 10+ 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 8.3 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 6.9 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 Khairahi 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 8.3 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 8.3 km

Villages closest to Madar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj 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 731. That makes it the 271st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Madar village has 371 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Madar covers 122.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madar falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Madar is Khairahi, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance for Madar.

Madar is about 8.3 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madar is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 6.9 km away. Robertsganj is about 8.3 km away. Sonbhadra is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsona (under 2 km), Parsonakalna (under 2 km) and Mahuali (under 2 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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