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About Mulem Village

Mulem is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,799, made up of 1,349 males and 1,450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mulem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mulem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403714
Area (hectares) 808 hectares
Population 2,799
Male Population 1,349
Female Population 1,450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mulem compares

By the 2011 count Mulem is the 15th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 808 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Mulem

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

Mulem lies about 9.6 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Chandar Goa, about 3.8 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 Mulem
Nearest railway station Chandar Goa 3.8 km
Nearest town Curchorem 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 9.6 km
District headquarters South Goa 9.6 km

Villages closest to Mulem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mulem village had a population of 2,799. That makes it the 15th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Mulem village has 1,349 males and 1,450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mulem has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Mulem is 403714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mulem covers 808 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mulem falls under Salcete tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Mulem is Chandar Goa, about 3.8 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 Mulem.

Mulem is about 9.6 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mulem is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Chandar Goa is about 3.8 km away. Curchorem is about 8.9 km away. Salcete is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paroda (2.4 km), Sao Jose De Areal (3.0 km) and Chandor (3.3 km).

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

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