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About Mochemad Village

Mochemad is a mid sized village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 480 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.98 hectares hectares.

Mochemad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mochemad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vengurla
Area (hectares) 436.98 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 480
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mochemad compares

By the 2011 count Mochemad is the 25th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 436.98 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Mochemad

Mochemad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mochemad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mochemad from other places

Mochemad lies about 32 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 16 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 Mochemad
Tehsil headquarters Vengurla 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 16 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 21 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 32 km

Villages closest to Mochemad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mochemad village had a population of 972. That makes it the 25th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Mochemad village has 480 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mochemad has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Mochemad covers 436.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mochemad falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mochemad is Sawantwadi Road, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mochemad.

Mochemad is about 32 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mochemad is in Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Vengurla is about 6.7 km away. Sawantwadi Road is about 16 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nhaichiad (under 2 km), Pal (4.0 km) and Palkarwadi (4.0 km).

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

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