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About Madnahar Village

Madnahar is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 537 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madnahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madnahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 161.66 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 537
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madnahar compares

By the 2011 count Madnahar is the 71st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 161.66 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Madnahar

Madnahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madnahar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Madnahar from other places

Madnahar lies about 143 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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 Madnahar
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 14 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 143 km

Villages closest to Madnahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madnahar village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 71st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Madnahar village has 537 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madnahar has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Madnahar is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madnahar covers 161.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madnahar falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Madnahar is Nalhati Junction, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance for Madnahar.

Madnahar is about 143 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madnahar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Nalhāti is about 6.4 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 7.3 km away. Tapan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur (3.0 km), Ahera (3.7 km) and Kardaha (4.8 km).

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

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