# Molem Village, Sanguem, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Sanguem, South Goa 

# Molem

Molem is a village in Sanguem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403410**. The 2011 Census counted **1,715 people in 383 households**, the 13th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 1,715people (2011)
- 383households
- 81.6%literacy
- 403410PIN code

## Molem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Molem is 403410.** Molem falls in Sanguem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403410
- Community development blockSanguem
- Census village code626975

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Molem from nearby towns?

- Sanguem (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)52 km by road
- Ponda (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Molem?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Molem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sancordem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandora C T
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bandora Ct
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Molem known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, arecanuts and paddy**. Products made here include cashew feni. About 6% of the 3,665 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Molem

Of every 100 households in Molem in 2011, 81 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Molem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**35%

Tap water ****88%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**64%

Use banking services ****84%**

**74%

Television ****54%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**12%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****71%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Molem?

■ Molem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**973

Working population ****39.7%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 75.9% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 360 (53%) · **■** Marginal 274 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sanguem

- Bati1,933 people
- Colomba1,831 people
- Aglote1,772 people
- Sigao1,724 people
- Netorli1,709 people
- Santona1,403 people
- Sancordem1,233 people
- Cotarli1,121 people

[All 51 villages in Sanguem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/sanguem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Molem?403410
- How far is Molem from Margao?52 km by road
- What is the population of Molem?1,715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Molem in?South Goa district (Sanguem sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Molem?81.6% (Census 2011)
