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About Ona Village

Ona is a mid sized village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 336 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ona village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403504
Area (hectares) 189.7 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 336
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ona compares

By the 2011 count Ona is the 19th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 189.7 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Ona

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

Ona lies about 1.9 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 8.1 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 Ona
District headquarters North Goa 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 8.1 km
Nearest town Ponda 15 km

Villages closest to Ona

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 Ona

As per the Census of India 2011, Ona village had a population of 685. That makes it the 19th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Ona village has 336 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ona has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

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

Ona covers 189.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ona is Karmali, about 8.1 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 Ona.

Ona is about 1.9 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ona is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. North Goa is about 1.9 km away. Bicholim is about 7.6 km away. Karmali is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navelim (under 2 km), Cudnem (2.5 km) and Carapur (3.4 km).

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

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