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South Goa Zilla Panchayat fixes labour wage at Rs 800
Reported by The Goan.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 626945
- Pincode
- 403704
- Post office
- Sanguem
- Population
- 457
- Households
- 93
- Literacy rate
- 70.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1040 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 194
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 49 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 445 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sanvordem Curchorem · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Quepem · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Molcopona compares
By population, Molcopona ranks #27 of 35 villages in Quepem mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.9%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Molcopona
- 70.9%
- Quepem mandal
- 71.1%
- South Goa district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,040
+44 vs mandal average
- Molcopona
- 1,040
- Quepem mandal
- 996
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Molcopona
- 4.9
- Quepem mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Molcopona at a glance
Molcopona is a village of 457 people in 93 households (Census 2011) in Quepem taluka, South Goa district, Goa, the 27th-largest of 35 villages in Quepem taluka. Literacy is 71%, about the same as the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,040 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the South Goa district centre, 16 km from Cuncolim, the nearest town, 10 km from Sanvordem Curchorem railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403704, served by Sanguem post office; the LGD village code is 626945. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, Quepem, 9 km away. The village votes in Quepem assembly constituency, represented by MLA Altone D Costa. The population is estimated at 539 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Molcopona
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 227
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14
- Forest area (ha)
- 88
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Molcopona
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Key facts — Molcopona
- LGD code
- 626945
- Pincode
- 403704
- Post office
- Sanguem
- Population (Census 2011)
- 457
- Population (projected 2026)
- 539
- Households
- 93
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1040
- Literacy rate
- 70.9%
- Coordinates
- 15.17988°N, 74.15068°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- South Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Quepem
- Member of Parliament
- Viriato Fernandes
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Altone D Costa
- Block / Mandal
- Quepem
Getting there
How to reach Molcopona
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji49 kmcapital
- Bengaluru445 km
- Mumbai454 km
- Hyderabad524 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSanvordem Curchorem10 km
- Bus stopCurchorem Market Bus Stop10 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre, Quepem9 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India5 km
- Petrol pumpQuepem Petrol pump9 km
- CollegeRosary College of Commerce & Arts22 km
- Police stationQuepem Police Station10 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Molcopona
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)