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About Modur Village

Modur is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 274 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Modur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Modur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572130
Area (hectares) 313.67 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 274
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Modur compares

By the 2011 count Modur is the 129th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 313.67 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, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Modur

Modur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Modur 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 Modur from other places

Modur lies about 49 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kunigal, about 12 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 Modur
Nearest railway station Kunigal 12 km
District headquarters Tumkur 49 km

Villages closest to Modur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Modur village had a population of 523. That makes it the 129th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Modur village has 274 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Modur is 572130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Modur covers 313.67 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.

Modur falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Modur is Kunigal, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Modur.

Modur is about 49 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Modur is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Kunigal is about 12 km away. Tumkur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heggadathihalli (1.6 km), Budanahalli (2.7 km) and Handalakuppe (3.3 km).

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

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