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About Mod Village

Mod is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 23 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mod village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 23
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mod compares

By the 2011 count Mod is the 390th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 987.

Getting to Mod

Mod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mod as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mod from other places

Mod lies about 29 km from Shimla. 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 Mod
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 29 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Mod

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Mod

As per the Census of India 2011, Mod village had a population of 45. That makes it the 390th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Mod village has 23 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mod has about 957 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Mod is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mod covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mod falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mod notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mod.

Mod is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mod is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jug (under 2 km), Jugar (under 2 km) and Padhog (under 2 km).

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

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