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About Molcarnem Village

Molcarnem is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 707 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 901 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molcarnem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molcarnem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 901 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 707
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Molcarnem compares

By the 2011 count Molcarnem is the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 901 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Molcarnem

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

Molcarnem lies about 8.0 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 7.3 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 Molcarnem
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 5.5 km
Nearest town Curchorem 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Sanvordem Curchorem 7.3 km
District headquarters South Goa 8.0 km

Villages closest to Molcarnem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Molcarnem village had a population of 1,507. That makes it the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Molcarnem village has 707 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molcarnem has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Molcarnem is 403704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molcarnem covers 901 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Molcarnem falls under Quepem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Molcarnem is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 7.3 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 Molcarnem.

Molcarnem is about 8.0 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molcarnem is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Quepem is about 5.5 km away. Curchorem is about 7.2 km away. Sanvordem Curchorem is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molcopona (3.4 km), Mangal (3.7 km) and Sirvoi (4.4 km).

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

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