# Modachur Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/modachur/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Modachur Modachur is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638476**. The 2011 Census counted **7,666 people in 2,339 households**, the 5th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 7,666people (2011) - 2,339households - 72.7%literacy - 638476PIN code ## Modachur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Modachur is 638476.** Modachur falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638476 - Gram panchayatModachur - Community development blockGobichettipalayam - Census village code634926 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Modachur from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Erode (district HQ)44 km by road - Gobichettipalayam (nearest town)4 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 Modachur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Modachur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Alukuli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Modachur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. Products made here include jaggery. About 65% of the 719 hectares of village land is sown, and 468 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 Modachur Of every 100 households in Modachur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Modachur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****55%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **54% Tap water ****38%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **50% Use banking services ****55%** **53% Television ****83%** **83% Mobile phone ****65%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****78%** **87% 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 Modachur? ■ Modachur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **959 Working population ****54.9%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 63.6% for women. 68% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 409 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,235 (29%) · **■** Household industry 303 (7%) · **■** Other work 2,181 (52%) · **■** Marginal 83 (2%) 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 Gobichettipalayam - Kalingiyam9,722 people - Perumugai8,314 people - Siruvalur7,923 people - Karattupalayam7,835 people - Punjaithuraipalayam7,568 people - Koshanam7,397 people - Kondayampalayam7,265 people - Alukuli6,974 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Modachur?638476 - How far is Modachur from Erode?44 km by road - What is the population of Modachur?7,666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Modachur in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Modachur?72.7% (Census 2011)