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About Oxel Village

Oxel is a large village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,794, made up of 1,329 males and 1,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oxel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oxel village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403517
Area (hectares) 340.58 hectares
Population 2,794
Male Population 1,329
Female Population 1,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Oxel compares

By the 2011 count Oxel is the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 340.58 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Oxel

Oxel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Oxel as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Oxel from other places

Oxel lies about 24 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 9.3 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 Oxel
Nearest town Mapusa 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Pernem 9.3 km
District headquarters North Goa 24 km

Villages closest to Oxel

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 Oxel

As per the Census of India 2011, Oxel village had a population of 2,794. That makes it the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Oxel village has 1,329 males and 1,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oxel has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Oxel is 403517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oxel covers 340.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Oxel is Pernem, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Oxel.

Oxel is about 24 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oxel is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Mapusa is about 6.2 km away. Bardez is about 6.4 km away. Pernem is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siolim (under 2 km), Marna (2.6 km) and Camurlim (3.1 km).

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

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