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About Modekop Village

Modekop is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 430 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Modekop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Modekop village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 802.42 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 430
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Modekop compares

By the 2011 count Modekop is the 83rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 802.42 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Modekop

Modekop is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Modekop 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Modekop from other places

Modekop lies about 20 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Khanapur, about 8.1 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 Modekop
Nearest railway station Khanapur 8.1 km
District headquarters Belgaum 20 km
Nearest town Belagavi 20 km

Villages closest to Modekop

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Modekop village had a population of 857. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Modekop village has 430 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modekop has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Modekop is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Modekop covers 802.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Modekop falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Modekop is Khanapur, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Modekop is about 20 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Modekop is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 8.1 km away. Belgaum is about 20 km away. Belagavi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Otoli (1.6 km), Potoli (1.6 km) and Nagurda (2.0 km).

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

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