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About Canca Village

Canca is a large village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,551, made up of 1,845 males and 1,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Canca Overview

Census 2011 figures for Canca village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403510
Area (hectares) 81.09 hectares
Population 3,551
Male Population 1,845
Female Population 1,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Canca compares

By the 2011 count Canca is the 8th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 81.09 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Canca

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

Canca lies about 20 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 9.9 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 Canca
Nearest town Mapusa 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 9.9 km
District headquarters North Goa 20 km

Villages closest to Canca

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 Canca

As per the Census of India 2011, Canca village had a population of 3,551. That makes it the 8th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Canca village has 1,845 males and 1,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Canca has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Canca is 403510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Canca covers 81.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Canca is Thivim, about 9.9 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 Canca.

Canca is about 20 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Canca is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Mapusa is about 1.5 km away. Bardez is about 7.8 km away. Thivim is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parra (under 2 km), Guirim (under 2 km) and Verla (1.7 km).

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

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