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About Adwalpale Village

Adwalpale is a mid sized village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 686 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adwalpale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adwalpale village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403503
Area (hectares) 637.35 hectares
Population 1,412
Male Population 686
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adwalpale compares

By the 2011 count Adwalpale is the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 637.35 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Adwalpale

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

Adwalpale lies about 14 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 2.0 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 Adwalpale
Nearest railway station Thivim 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 7.9 km
Nearest town Mapusa 10 km
District headquarters North Goa 14 km

Villages closest to Adwalpale

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bicholim 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 Adwalpale

As per the Census of India 2011, Adwalpale village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Adwalpale village has 686 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adwalpale has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Adwalpale is 403503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adwalpale covers 637.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adwalpale falls under Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Adwalpale is Thivim, about 2.0 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 Adwalpale.

Adwalpale is about 14 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adwalpale is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Thivim is about 2.0 km away. Bicholim is about 7.9 km away. Mapusa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maem (under 2 km), Mulgao (4.4 km) and Sirigao (4.7 km).

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

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