About Modikuppam Village

Modikuppam is one of the larger villages in Gudiyatham tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,717, made up of 2,876 males and 2,841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 751.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632601, 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	Vellore
Tehsil	Gudiyatham
Pincode	632601
Area (hectares)	751.4 hectares
Population	5,717
Male Population	2,876
Female Population	2,841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Modikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Modikuppam is the 9th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents. Its 751.4 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Modikuppam

Modikuppam 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 Modikuppam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 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 32 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Gudiyattam, 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 Modikuppam
Tehsil headquarters	Gudiyatham	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Gudiyattam	12 km
District headquarters	Vellore	32 km

Villages closest to Modikuppam

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

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Common questions about Modikuppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Modikuppam village had a population of 5,717. That makes it the 9th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents.

Modikuppam village has 2,876 males and 2,841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modikuppam has about 988 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 1015.

The pincode recorded for Modikuppam is 632601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Modikuppam covers 751.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Modikuppam falls under Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Modikuppam is Gudiyattam, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10 km distance for Modikuppam.

Modikuppam is about 32 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Modikuppam is in Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district. Gudiyatham is about 9.4 km away. Gudiyattam is about 12 km away. Vellore is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.