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About Salem Village

Salem is a large village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,427, made up of 1,724 males and 1,703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1069.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403503
Area (hectares) 1069.53 hectares
Population 3,427
Male Population 1,724
Female Population 1,703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salem compares

By the 2011 count Salem is the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 1069.53 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Salem

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

Salem lies about 18 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 8.9 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 Salem
Nearest railway station Thivim 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 12 km
Nearest town Mapusa 17 km
District headquarters North Goa 18 km

Villages closest to Salem

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 Salem

As per the Census of India 2011, Salem village had a population of 3,427. That makes it the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Salem village has 1,724 males and 1,703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salem has about 988 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 Salem is 403503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salem covers 1069.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Salem is Thivim, about 8.9 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 Salem.

Salem 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.

Salem is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Thivim is about 8.9 km away. Bicholim is about 12 km away. Mapusa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumacem (under 2 km), Mencurem (2.0 km) and Latambarcem (5.8 km).

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

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