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About Mopa Village

Mopa is a mid sized village in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 544 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mopa village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403512
Area (hectares) 875.37 hectares
Population 1,082
Male Population 544
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mopa compares

By the 2011 count Mopa is the 17th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 875.37 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mopa

Mopa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mopa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mopa from other places

Mopa lies about 26 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 5.8 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 Mopa
Nearest railway station Pernem 5.8 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 17 km
District headquarters North Goa 26 km

Villages closest to Mopa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mopa village had a population of 1,082. That makes it the 17th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Mopa village has 544 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mopa has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Mopa is 403512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mopa covers 875.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mopa falls under Pernem tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Mopa is Pernem, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mopa is about 26 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mopa is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Pernem is about 5.8 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 17 km away. North Goa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamboxem (1.8 km), Uguem (1.8 km) and Varconda (3.0 km).

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

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