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About Arpora Village

Arpora is a large village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,255, made up of 1,648 males and 1,607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arpora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arpora village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403516
Area (hectares) 422.84 hectares
Population 3,255
Male Population 1,648
Female Population 1,607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arpora compares

By the 2011 count Arpora is the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 422.84 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Arpora

Arpora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arpora 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arpora from other places

Arpora lies about 23 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 14 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 Arpora
Nearest town Mapusa 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 12 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 14 km
District headquarters North Goa 23 km

Villages closest to Arpora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arpora village had a population of 3,255. That makes it the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Arpora village has 1,648 males and 1,607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arpora has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Arpora is 403516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arpora covers 422.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arpora falls under Bardez tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Arpora is Thivim, about 14 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 village for Arpora.

Arpora is about 23 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arpora is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Mapusa is about 5.8 km away. Bardez is about 12 km away. Thivim is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Calangute (1.9 km), Nagoa (2.1 km) and Saligao (3.0 km).

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

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