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About Calvim Village

Calvim is a small village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 180 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Calvim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Calvim village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403523
Area (hectares) 135.01 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 180
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,239
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Calvim compares

By the 2011 count Calvim is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 135.01 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Calvim

Calvim is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Calvim 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 Calvim from other places

Calvim lies about 10 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 6.9 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 Calvim
Nearest railway station Thivim 6.9 km
Nearest town Mapusa 8.9 km
District headquarters North Goa 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 10 km

Villages closest to Calvim

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 Calvim

As per the Census of India 2011, Calvim village had a population of 403. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Calvim village has 180 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Calvim has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Calvim is 403523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Calvim covers 135.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Calvim is Thivim, about 6.9 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 Calvim.

Calvim is about 10 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Calvim is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Thivim is about 6.9 km away. Mapusa is about 8.9 km away. North Goa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ponolem (under 2 km), Pomburpa (2.5 km) and Olaulim (2.6 km).

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

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