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About Mencurem Village

Mencurem is a mid sized village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 674 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mencurem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mencurem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403513
Area (hectares) 467.97 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 674
Female Population 707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mencurem compares

By the 2011 count Mencurem is the 17th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 467.97 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Mencurem

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

Mencurem lies about 18 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 Mencurem
Nearest railway station Thivim 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 13 km
Nearest town Mapusa 15 km
District headquarters North Goa 18 km

Villages closest to Mencurem

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 Mencurem

As per the Census of India 2011, Mencurem village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 17th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Mencurem village has 674 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mencurem has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Mencurem is 403513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mencurem covers 467.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mencurem 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 Mencurem.

Mencurem is about 18 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mencurem is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Thivim is about 7.7 km away. Bicholim is about 13 km away. Mapusa is about 15 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 (2.0 km), Dumacem (2.0 km) and Adwalpale (6.1 km).

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

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