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About Cotombi Village

Cotombi is a mid sized village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 301 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cotombi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cotombi village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403505
Area (hectares) 366.78 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 301
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cotombi compares

By the 2011 count Cotombi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 366.78 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Cotombi

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

Cotombi lies about 10 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 12 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 Cotombi
Nearest town Ponda 8.5 km
District headquarters North Goa 10 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 16 km

Villages closest to Cotombi

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 Cotombi

As per the Census of India 2011, Cotombi village had a population of 591. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Cotombi village has 301 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cotombi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Cotombi is 403505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cotombi covers 366.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Cotombi is Karmali, about 12 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 Cotombi.

Cotombi is about 10 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cotombi is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Ponda is about 8.5 km away. North Goa is about 10 km away. Karmali is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surla (2.7 km), Velguem (3.3 km) and Pale (5.3 km).

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

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