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About Moddar Village

Moddar is a mid sized village in Kutiyana tehsil, in the district of Porbandar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 766 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 891.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362650, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moddar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moddar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Porbandar
Tehsil Kutiyana
Pincode 362650
Area (hectares) 891.05 hectares
Population 1,480
Male Population 766
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Moddar compares

By the 2011 count Moddar is the 17th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,514 residents. Its 891.05 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Moddar

Moddar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Moddar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moddar from other places

Moddar lies about 40 km from Porbandar, and the nearest railway station is Rana Bordi, about 26 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 Moddar
Tehsil headquarters Kutiyana 7.7 km
Nearest town Mānāvadar 17 km
Nearest railway station Rana Bordi 26 km
District headquarters Porbandar 40 km

Villages closest to Moddar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moddar village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 17th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,514 residents.

Moddar village has 766 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moddar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Moddar is 362650. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moddar covers 891.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Moddar falls under Kutiyana tehsil of Porbandar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Moddar is Rana Bordi, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Moddar.

Moddar is about 40 km from Porbandar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moddar is in Kutiyana tehsil of Porbandar district. Kutiyana is about 7.7 km away. Mānāvadar is about 17 km away. Rana Bordi 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 Tarkhai (9.5 km), Mahiyari (9.9 km) and Kadegi (11 km).

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

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