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About Paliem Village

Paliem is a mid sized village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 778 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paliem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403507
Area (hectares) 135.98 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 778
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paliem compares

By the 2011 count Paliem is the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 135.98 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Paliem

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

Paliem lies about 17 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 8.6 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 Paliem
Nearest town Mapusa 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 8.6 km
District headquarters North Goa 17 km

Villages closest to Paliem

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 Paliem

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliem village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Paliem village has 778 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliem has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Paliem is 403507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paliem covers 135.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paliem is Thivim, about 8.6 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 Paliem.

Paliem is about 17 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliem is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Mapusa is about 2.5 km away. Bardez is about 8.0 km away. Thivim is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punola (under 2 km), Bastora (under 2 km) and Ucassaim (1.5 km).

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

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