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About Curchirem Village

Curchirem is a large village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,043, made up of 1,033 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Curchirem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Curchirem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403505
Area (hectares) 770.87 hectares
Population 2,043
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 1,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Curchirem compares

By the 2011 count Curchirem is the 12th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 770.87 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Curchirem

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

Curchirem lies about 6.6 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 14 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 Curchirem
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 6.5 km
District headquarters North Goa 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 14 km
Nearest town Mapusa 21 km

Villages closest to Curchirem

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 Curchirem

As per the Census of India 2011, Curchirem village had a population of 2,043. That makes it the 12th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Curchirem village has 1,033 males and 1,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Curchirem has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

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

Curchirem covers 770.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Curchirem is Thivim, about 14 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 Curchirem.

Curchirem is about 6.6 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Curchirem is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Bicholim is about 6.5 km away. North Goa is about 6.6 km away. Thivim is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarvona (4.5 km), Maulinguem North (4.5 km) and Carapur (4.9 km).

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

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