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About Madna Village

Madna is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 627 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 356.4 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 627
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madna compares

By the 2011 count Madna is the 58th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 356.4 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Madna

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

Madna lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 7.3 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 Madna
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Madna

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.

Common questions about Madna

As per the Census of India 2011, Madna village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 58th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Madna village has 627 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madna has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Madna is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madna covers 356.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Madna is Nalhati Junction, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Madna.

Madna is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madna is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 6.4 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 7.3 km away. Nalhati I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadashir (1.6 km), Bahadurpur (2.0 km) and Bhola (2.4 km).

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

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