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About Modikuppam Village

Modikuppam is a large village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,525, made up of 1,277 males and 1,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1479.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Modikuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Modikuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635203
Area (hectares) 1479.82 hectares
Population 2,525
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Modikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Modikuppam is the 66th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 1479.82 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 973.

Getting to Modikuppam

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

Modikuppam lies about 10 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Patchur, about 24 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 Modikuppam
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 10 km
Nearest railway station Patchur 24 km

Villages closest to Modikuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Modikuppam village had a population of 2,525. That makes it the 66th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Modikuppam village has 1,277 males and 1,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modikuppam has about 977 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Modikuppam is 635203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Modikuppam covers 1479.82 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.

Modikuppam falls under Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Modikuppam is Patchur, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Modikuppam.

Modikuppam is about 10 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Modikuppam is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Krishnagiri is about 10 km away. Patchur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chendrapalli (2.2 km), Ikondamkothapalli (3.5 km) and Achamangalam (3.7 km).

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

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