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About Ponolem Village

Ponolem is a small village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 63 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponolem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponolem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403523
Area (hectares) 92.1 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 63
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponolem compares

By the 2011 count Ponolem 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 92.1 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Ponolem

Ponolem is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ponolem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ponolem from other places

Ponolem lies about 9.1 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 Ponolem
Nearest railway station Thivim 6.9 km
District headquarters North Goa 9.1 km
Nearest town Mapusa 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 11 km

Villages closest to Ponolem

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 Ponolem

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponolem village had a population of 120. 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.

Ponolem village has 63 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponolem has about 905 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 Ponolem is 403523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponolem covers 92.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ponolem 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ponolem.

Ponolem is about 9.1 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponolem is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Thivim is about 6.9 km away. North Goa is about 9.1 km away. Mapusa 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 Calvim (under 2 km), Corjuem (2.8 km) and Aldona (3.5 km).

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

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