About Molem Village

Molem is a mid sized village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,715, made up of 883 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3665 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molem village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Sanguem
Pincode	403410
Area (hectares)	3665 hectares
Population	1,715
Male Population	883
Female Population	832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Molem compares

By the 2011 count Molem is the 13th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 3665 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Molem

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

Molem lies about 30 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kulem, about 5.0 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 Molem
Nearest railway station	Kulem	5.0 km
Nearest town	Curchorem	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sanguem	18 km
District headquarters	South Goa	30 km

Villages closest to Molem

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

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Common questions about Molem

As per the Census of India 2011, Molem village had a population of 1,715. That makes it the 13th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Molem village has 883 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molem has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Molem is 403410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molem covers 3665 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Molem falls under Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Molem is Kulem, about 5.0 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 Molem.

Molem is about 30 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Kulem is about 5.0 km away. Curchorem is about 18 km away. Sanguem is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.