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About Moitem Village

Moitem is a mid sized village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 420 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moitem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moitem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403503
Area (hectares) 88.52 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 420
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Moitem compares

By the 2011 count Moitem is the 25th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 88.52 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Moitem

Moitem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Moitem as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moitem from other places

Moitem lies about 8.9 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 18 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 Moitem
District headquarters North Goa 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 18 km
Nearest town Ponda 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 23 km

Villages closest to Moitem

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

Common questions about Moitem

As per the Census of India 2011, Moitem village had a population of 860. That makes it the 25th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Moitem village has 420 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moitem has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Moitem is 403503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moitem covers 88.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Moitem falls under Bardez tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Moitem is Karmali, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Moitem.

Moitem is about 8.9 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moitem is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. North Goa is about 8.9 km away. Karmali is about 18 km away. Ponda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Assonora (16 km), Ponolem (16 km) and Corjuem (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Moitem today is likely to be higher.

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