‘Wait And Watch’: Gujarat Government Holds Off Drought Call Despite Crop Losses In Three Districts
Reported by GujaratSamachar English.
Modsar observes Navratri (Garba) on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Gujarat.
The principal temple recorded for Anjar mandal is Neem Karoli Baba Hanuman Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Modsar itself.
Nine nights of Garba and Dandiya Raas circling a perforated earthen lamp, the garbo, or an image of Amba — dancers moving anticlockwise, singing and clapping together. Garba of Gujarat was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2023, the fifteenth element from India to join it.
The regional form observed across Gujarat. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Modsar ranks #32 of 68 villages in Anjar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Modsar is a village of 1,742 people in 360 households (Census 2011) in Anjar taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 32nd-largest of 68 villages in Anjar taluka. Literacy is 53%, 4 points below the taluka average of 57% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 370105, served by Kukma post office; the LGD village code is 506713. The village votes in Anjar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhanga Trikam Bijal. The population is estimated at 2,054 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Modsar →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Looking for a different Modsar? 1 other village shares this name across India. All villages named Modsar →
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Anjar mandal
Modsar doesn't have its own precise centroid yet, so these places are nearby in the Anjar mandal — sorted by distance from the village's approximate centre. Claim the village to add precise locations.
Place data sourced from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Verified entries are confirmed by the Gram Panchayat. See something wrong? Suggest an edit.
Reported by GujaratSamachar English.
Reported by The Tribune.
Reported by aamaadmiparty.org.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobRecent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.
No photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.