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About Mulgao Village

Mulgao is a large village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,892, made up of 1,998 males and 1,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mulgao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mulgao village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403503
Area (hectares) 759.39 hectares
Population 3,892
Male Population 1,998
Female Population 1,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mulgao compares

By the 2011 count Mulgao is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 759.39 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Mulgao

Mulgao is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mulgao 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 Mulgao from other places

Mulgao lies about 9.5 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 5.2 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 Mulgao
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 5.2 km
District headquarters North Goa 9.5 km
Nearest town Mapusa 13 km

Villages closest to Mulgao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mulgao village had a population of 3,892. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Mulgao village has 1,998 males and 1,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mulgao has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

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

Mulgao covers 759.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mulgao falls under Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Mulgao is Thivim, about 5.2 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 Mulgao.

Mulgao is about 9.5 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mulgao is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Bicholim is about 3.6 km away. Thivim is about 5.2 km away. North Goa is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maem (3.1 km), Sirigao (3.1 km) and Latambarcem (4.1 km).

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

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