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About Modsar Village

Modsar is a mid sized village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 274 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1610.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Modsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Modsar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370020
Area (hectares) 1610.37 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 274
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Modsar compares

By the 2011 count Modsar is the 100th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 1610.37 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Modsar

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

Modsar lies about 26 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sapda, about 5.1 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 Modsar
Nearest railway station Sapda 5.1 km
Nearest town Anjār 12 km
District headquarters Kachchh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 31 km

Villages closest to Modsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Modsar village had a population of 514. That makes it the 100th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Modsar village has 274 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modsar has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Modsar is 370020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Modsar covers 1610.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Modsar falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Modsar is Sapda, about 5.1 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 Modsar.

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

Modsar is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Sapda is about 5.1 km away. Anjār is about 12 km away. Kachchh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukhad Mora (5.0 km), Dhaneti (7.8 km) and Vadvara (8.9 km).

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

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