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About Molcopona Village

Molcopona is a small village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 224 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molcopona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molcopona village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 224
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molcopona compares

By the 2011 count Molcopona is the 27th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Molcopona

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

Molcopona lies about 9.2 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 10 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 Molcopona
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 8.7 km
District headquarters South Goa 9.2 km
Nearest town Curchorem 10 km
Nearest railway station Sanvordem Curchorem 10 km

Villages closest to Molcopona

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 Molcopona

As per the Census of India 2011, Molcopona village had a population of 457. That makes it the 27th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Molcopona village has 224 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molcopona has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Molcopona covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Molcopona is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 10 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 Molcopona.

Molcopona is about 9.2 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molcopona is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Quepem is about 8.7 km away. South Goa is about 9.2 km away. Curchorem is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molcarnem (3.4 km), Mangal (5.8 km) and Maina (6.7 km).

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

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