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About Verla Village

Verla is a large village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,685, made up of 1,890 males and 1,795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Verla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Verla village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403510
Area (hectares) 354.35 hectares
Population 3,685
Male Population 1,890
Female Population 1,795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Verla compares

By the 2011 count Verla is the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 354.35 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Verla

Verla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Verla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Verla from other places

Verla lies about 22 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 11 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 Verla
Nearest town Mapusa 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 11 km
District headquarters North Goa 22 km

Villages closest to Verla

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 Verla

As per the Census of India 2011, Verla village had a population of 3,685. That makes it the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Verla village has 1,890 males and 1,795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Verla has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Verla is 403510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Verla covers 354.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Verla is Thivim, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Verla.

Verla is about 22 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Verla is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Mapusa is about 2.8 km away. Bardez is about 8.3 km away. Thivim 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 Parra (under 2 km), Assagao (1.7 km) and Canca (1.7 km).

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

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