About Madhura Village

Madhura is one of the larger villages in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,996, made up of 3,054 males and 2,942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731220
Area (hectares)	402.77 hectares
Population	5,996
Male Population	3,054
Female Population	2,942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
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 Madhura compares

By the 2011 count Madhura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 402.77 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Madhura

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

Madhura lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 4.0 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 Madhura
Nearest railway station	Takipur	4.0 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	16 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	16 km

Villages closest to Madhura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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.

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Common questions about Madhura

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhura village had a population of 5,996. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Madhura village has 3,054 males and 2,942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhura has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Madhura is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhura covers 402.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madhura falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Madhura is Takipur, about 4.0 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 Madhura.

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

Madhura is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 4.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.6 km away. Nalhati I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.