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About Modnipur Village

Modnipur is a large village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,128, made up of 1,145 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Modnipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Modnipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Pincode 811106
Area (hectares) 100.3 hectares
Population 2,128
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Modnipur compares

By the 2011 count Modnipur is the 41st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 100.3 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Modnipur

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

Modnipur lies about 26 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Masudan, about 7.1 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 Modnipur
Nearest railway station Masudan 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 10 km
Nearest town Ballia 15 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 26 km

Villages closest to Modnipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Modnipur village had a population of 2,128. That makes it the 41st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Modnipur village has 1,145 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modnipur has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Modnipur is 811106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Modnipur covers 100.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Modnipur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Modnipur is Masudan, about 7.1 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 Modnipur.

Modnipur is about 26 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Modnipur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Masudan is about 7.1 km away. Surajgarha is about 10 km away. Ballia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpur (under 2 km), Khawa Rajpur (under 2 km) and Bherha (1.8 km).

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

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