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About Latambarcem Village

Latambarcem is one of the larger villages in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,722, made up of 3,437 males and 3,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3654.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Latambarcem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Latambarcem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403503
Area (hectares) 3654.35 hectares
Population 6,722
Male Population 3,437
Female Population 3,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Latambarcem compares

By the 2011 count Latambarcem is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 3654.35 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Latambarcem

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

Latambarcem lies about 12 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 6.8 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 Latambarcem
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 6.8 km
District headquarters North Goa 12 km
Nearest town Mapusa 15 km

Villages closest to Latambarcem

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 Latambarcem

As per the Census of India 2011, Latambarcem village had a population of 6,722. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Latambarcem village has 3,437 males and 3,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Latambarcem has about 956 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 Latambarcem is 403503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Latambarcem covers 3654.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Latambarcem is Thivim, about 6.8 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 Latambarcem.

Latambarcem is about 12 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Latambarcem is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Bicholim is about 6.5 km away. Thivim is about 6.8 km away. North Goa 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 Mulgao (4.1 km), Maem (4.4 km) and Dumacem (4.7 km).

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

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