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About Modakpur Village

Modakpur is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 256 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.02 hectares hectares.

Modakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Modakpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 366.02 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 256
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Modakpur compares

By the 2011 count Modakpur is the 90th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 366.02 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Modakpur

Modakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Modakpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Modakpur from other places

Modakpur lies about 74 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 39 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 Modakpur
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 15 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 39 km
District headquarters Raisen 74 km

Villages closest to Modakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Modakpur village had a population of 503. That makes it the 90th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Modakpur village has 256 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modakpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Modakpur covers 366.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Modakpur falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Modakpur is Ratona, about 39 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Modakpur.

Modakpur is about 74 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Modakpur is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 15 km away. Ratona is about 39 km away. Raisen is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhainsa (2.1 km), Markhandi (2.4 km) and Tinsua (2.5 km).

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

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