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About Dumacem Village

Dumacem is a small village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 147 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumacem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumacem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403512
Area (hectares) 329.22 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 147
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumacem compares

By the 2011 count Dumacem 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 329.22 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dumacem

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

Dumacem lies about 17 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 7.7 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 Dumacem
Nearest railway station Thivim 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 11 km
Nearest town Mapusa 16 km
District headquarters North Goa 17 km

Villages closest to Dumacem

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 Dumacem

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumacem village had a population of 296. 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.

Dumacem village has 147 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumacem has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dumacem is 403512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumacem covers 329.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dumacem is Thivim, about 7.7 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 Dumacem.

Dumacem is about 17 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumacem is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Thivim is about 7.7 km away. Bicholim is about 11 km away. Mapusa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salem (under 2 km), Mencurem (2.0 km) and Latambarcem (4.7 km).

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

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