Maddur, Mandya

Maddur
Town
Madduru
The Shimsha river in Maddur
Maddur Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Maddur Maddur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°35′06″N 77°03′00″E / 12.5849°N 77.05°E / 12.5849; 77.05
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mandya
Government
• Body	Town Municipal Council
Area
• Town	6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
• Rural	612 km2 (236 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Town	28,754
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Rural	266,678 [1]
Demonym	Maddurean
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571428
Telephone code	08232
Vehicle registration	KA-11
Website	http://maddurtown.mrc.gov.in/

Maddur (also pronounced as Maddūru) is a town in Mandya district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It lies on the banks of the river Shimsha. It is 82 kilometers from the state capital Bangalore and 60 kilometers from Mysore. Derived from Maddu (in Kannada) a term referring to chemicals used for explosives.