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About Punola Village

Punola is a mid sized village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 445 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punola village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403507
Area (hectares) 69.41 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 445
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Punola compares

By the 2011 count Punola is the 24th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 69.41 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Punola

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

Punola lies about 16 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 8.0 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 Punola
Nearest town Mapusa 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 8.0 km
District headquarters North Goa 16 km

Villages closest to Punola

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 Punola

As per the Census of India 2011, Punola village had a population of 864. That makes it the 24th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Punola village has 445 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punola has about 942 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 Punola is 403507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punola covers 69.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Punola is Thivim, about 8.0 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 Punola.

Punola 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.

Punola is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Mapusa is about 3.0 km away. Bardez is about 7.9 km away. Thivim is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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