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About Assagao Village

Assagao is a large village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,367, made up of 2,216 males and 2,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1072.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Assagao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Assagao village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403507
Area (hectares) 1072.8 hectares
Population 4,367
Male Population 2,216
Female Population 2,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Assagao compares

By the 2011 count Assagao is the 4th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 1072.8 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Assagao

Assagao is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Assagao 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Assagao from other places

Assagao lies about 23 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 12 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 Assagao
Nearest town Mapusa 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 12 km
District headquarters North Goa 23 km

Villages closest to Assagao

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 Assagao

As per the Census of India 2011, Assagao village had a population of 4,367. That makes it the 4th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Assagao village has 2,216 males and 2,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Assagao has about 971 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 Assagao is 403507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Assagao covers 1072.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Assagao is Thivim, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Assagao.

Assagao 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.

Assagao is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Mapusa is about 4.0 km away. Bardez is about 8.3 km away. Thivim is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Verla (1.7 km), Marna (2.5 km) and Parra (3.1 km).

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

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