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About Modhe Village

Modhe is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,246, made up of 1,148 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Modhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Modhe village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 467.55 hectares
Population 2,246
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Modhe compares

By the 2011 count Modhe is the 30th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 467.55 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Modhe

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

Modhe lies about 27 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 20 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 Modhe
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghutku 20 km
Nearest town Mungeli 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Modhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Modhe village had a population of 2,246. That makes it the 30th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Modhe village has 1,148 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modhe has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Modhe is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Modhe covers 467.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Modhe falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Modhe is Ghutku, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Modhe.

Modhe is about 27 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Modhe is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 3.5 km away. Ghutku is about 20 km away. Mungeli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jareli (1.7 km), Panchbahra (2.4 km) and Khapri (2.8 km).

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

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