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About Naroa Village

Naroa is a mid sized village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 952 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naroa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naroa village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403504
Area (hectares) 801.45 hectares
Population 1,897
Male Population 952
Female Population 945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naroa compares

By the 2011 count Naroa is the 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 801.45 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Naroa

Naroa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naroa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naroa from other places

Naroa lies about 5.7 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 6.7 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 Naroa
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 5.1 km
District headquarters North Goa 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 6.7 km
Nearest town Panjim 12 km

Villages closest to Naroa

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 Naroa

As per the Census of India 2011, Naroa village had a population of 1,897. That makes it the 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Naroa village has 952 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naroa has about 993 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 Naroa is 403504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naroa covers 801.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Naroa is Karmali, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Naroa.

Naroa is about 5.7 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naroa is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Bicholim is about 5.1 km away. North Goa is about 5.7 km away. Karmali is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aturli (under 2 km), Piligao (2.5 km) and Vainguinim (2.7 km).

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

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