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About Navelim Village

Navelim is a large village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,703, made up of 1,387 males and 1,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1088.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navelim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navelim village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403504
Area (hectares) 1088.73 hectares
Population 2,703
Male Population 1,387
Female Population 1,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Navelim compares

By the 2011 count Navelim is the 9th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 1088.73 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Navelim

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

Navelim lies about 2.1 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 7.9 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 Navelim
District headquarters North Goa 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 7.9 km
Nearest town Ponda 15 km

Villages closest to Navelim

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 Navelim

As per the Census of India 2011, Navelim village had a population of 2,703. That makes it the 9th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Navelim village has 1,387 males and 1,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navelim has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

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

Navelim covers 1088.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Navelim is Karmali, about 7.9 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 Navelim.

Navelim is about 2.1 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navelim is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. North Goa is about 2.1 km away. Bicholim is about 7.8 km away. Karmali is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ona (under 2 km), Cudnem (2.6 km) and Carapur (3.6 km).

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

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