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About Madan Village

Madan is a small village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 123 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734427
Area (hectares) 118.17 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 123
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madan compares

By the 2011 count Madan is the 68th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 118.17 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Madan

Madan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madan as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kharibari, Khopalashi, Khunia Pukhari and Kishordoba. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Madan

As per the Census of India 2011, Madan village had a population of 236. That makes it the 68th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Madan village has 123 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Madan is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madan covers 118.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madan falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Madan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Madan.

Madan is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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