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About Maem Village

Maem 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 7,544, made up of 3,763 males and 3,781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2104.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403504
Area (hectares) 2104.07 hectares
Population 7,544
Male Population 3,763
Female Population 3,781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maem compares

By the 2011 count Maem is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 2104.07 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Maem

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

Maem lies about 12 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 2.5 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 Maem
Nearest railway station Thivim 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 6.6 km
Nearest town Mapusa 11 km
District headquarters North Goa 12 km

Villages closest to Maem

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 Maem

As per the Census of India 2011, Maem village had a population of 7,544. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Maem village has 3,763 males and 3,781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maem has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Maem is 403504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maem covers 2104.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Maem is Thivim, about 2.5 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 Maem.

Maem 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.

Maem is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Thivim is about 2.5 km away. Bicholim is about 6.6 km away. Mapusa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adwalpale (under 2 km), Mulgao (3.1 km) and Sirigao (3.7 km).

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

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