# Modekurru Village, Kothapeta, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kothapeta, East Godavari 

# Modekurru

Modekurru is a village in Kothapeta sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533229**. The 2011 Census counted **6,362 people in 1,783 households**, the 6th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 6,362people (2011)
- 1,783households
- 80.4%literacy
- 533229PIN code

## Modekurru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Modekurru is 533229.** Modekurru falls in Kothapeta sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533229
- Gram panchayatModekurru
- Community development blockKothapeta
- Census village code587688

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Modekurru from nearby towns?

- Kothapeta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)76 km by road
- Amalapuram (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Modekurru?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Modekurru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vanapalle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kothapeta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kothapeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Modekurru known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and sugar cane**. About 82% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Modekurru

Of every 100 households in Modekurru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Modekurru · ■ Kothapeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**70%

Use banking services ****55%**

**40%

Television ****53%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****91%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Modekurru?

■ Modekurru · ■ Kothapeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**983

Working population ****40.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 75.6% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,421 (56%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 435 (17%) · **■** Marginal 473 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kothapeta

- Vanapalle10,975 people
- Avidi9,537 people
- Palivela7,897 people
- Vadapalem6,636 people
- Billa Kurru4,824 people
- Ganti4,382 people
- Khandrika1,363 people
- Mandapalle1,344 people

[All 10 villages in Kothapeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/kothapeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Modekurru?533229
- How far is Modekurru from Kakinada?76 km by road
- What is the population of Modekurru?6,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Modekurru in?East Godavari district (Kothapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Modekurru?80.4% (Census 2011)
