About Madia Village

Madia is a large village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,441, made up of 1,783 males and 1,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	English Bazar
Pincode	732211
Area (hectares)	73.02 hectares
Population	3,441
Male Population	1,783
Female Population	1,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Madia compares

By the 2011 count Madia is the 22nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 73.02 hectares work out to about 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Madia

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

Madia lies about 41 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 6.7 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 Madia
Nearest railway station	Bakudi	6.7 km
Nearest town	Farakka	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	English Bazar	31 km
District headquarters	Maldah	41 km

Villages closest to Madia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in English Bazar 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 Madia

As per the Census of India 2011, Madia village had a population of 3,441. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Madia village has 1,783 males and 1,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madia has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Madia is 732211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madia covers 73.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Madia falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Madia is Bakudi, about 6.7 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 village for Madia.

Madia is about 41 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madia is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Bakudi is about 6.7 km away. Farakka is about 14 km away. English Bazar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.