# Modage Village, Hukeri, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/hukeri/modage/ Village · Hukeri, Belgaum # Modage Modage is a village in Hukeri sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591243**. The 2011 Census counted **1,280 people in 349 households**, the 94th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 1,280people (2011) - 349households - 68.0%literacy - 591243PIN code ## Modage PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Modage is 591243.** Modage falls in Hukeri sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591243 - Gram panchayatSalamwadi - Community development blockHukeri - Census village code597646 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Modage from nearby towns? - Hukkeri (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)47 km by road - Hukkeri (nearest town)32 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 Modage? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Modage; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yemakanmardi - ○Degree college10+ km · Belgaum - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hukkeri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Modage known for? The main crops are **paddy, jowar and sugarcane**. About 77% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Modage Of every 100 households in Modage in 2011, 90 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Modage · ■ Hukeri rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **78% Toilet within the home ****50%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **83% Use banking services ****87%** **71% Television ****49%** **42% Mobile phone ****70%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **20% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Modage? ■ Modage · ■ Hukeri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1294** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **931 Working population ****64.2%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 54.4% for women. 58% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 259 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 467 (57%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 57 (7%) 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 Hukeri - Jinaral1,347 people - Sankeshwar1,319 people - Bidrewadi1,312 people - Bhairapur1,281 people - Salamwadi1,212 people - Rashing1,196 people - Chilbhavi1,169 people - Shettihalli1,155 people [All 123 villages in Hukeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/hukeri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Modage?591243 - How far is Modage from Belgaum?47 km by road - What is the population of Modage?1,280 (Census 2011) - Which district is Modage in?Belgaum district (Hukeri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Modage?68.0% (Census 2011)