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About Pirna Village

Pirna is a large village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,568, made up of 1,267 males and 1,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 990.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirna village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403513
Area (hectares) 990.11 hectares
Population 2,568
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirna compares

By the 2011 count Pirna is the 17th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 990.11 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Pirna

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

Pirna lies about 16 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 3.6 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 Pirna
Nearest railway station Thivim 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 5.6 km
Nearest town Mapusa 11 km
District headquarters North Goa 16 km

Villages closest to Pirna

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 Pirna

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirna village had a population of 2,568. That makes it the 17th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Pirna village has 1,267 males and 1,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirna has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Pirna is 403513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirna covers 990.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pirna is Thivim, about 3.6 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 Pirna.

Pirna is about 16 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirna is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Thivim is about 3.6 km away. Bardez is about 5.6 km away. Mapusa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadora (2.9 km), Revora (3.9 km) and Sircaim (4.1 km).

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

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