# Mochemad Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Mochemad

Mochemad is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 238 households**, the 25th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 972people (2011)
- 238households
- 87.9%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Mochemad PIN code and other codes

Mochemad falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566677

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

## How far is Mochemad from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)47 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)8 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 Mochemad?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mochemad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shiroda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 16 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 Mochemad known for?

The main crops are **mango, mango and cashew**. About 44% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Mochemad

Of every 100 households in Mochemad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mochemad · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**78%

Use banking services ****46%**

**65%

Television ****60%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Mochemad?

■ Mochemad · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****543**

**940

Working population ****46.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 83.3% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 128 (28%) · **■** Marginal 27 (6%)

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 Vengurla

- Khavane1,025 people
- Talekarwadi1,024 people
- Huda992 people
- Khanoli978 people
- Medha962 people
- Khalchikar960 people
- Bhogave955 people
- Ansur951 people

[All 83 villages in Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mochemad from Oras Bk.?47 km by road
- What is the population of Mochemad?972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mochemad in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mochemad?87.9% (Census 2011)