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About Vainguinim Village

Vainguinim is a mid sized village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 347 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vainguinim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vainguinim village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403504
Area (hectares) 67.81 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 347
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vainguinim compares

By the 2011 count Vainguinim is the 18th 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 67.81 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Vainguinim

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

Vainguinim lies about 7.7 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 7.8 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 Vainguinim
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 4.5 km
District headquarters North Goa 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 7.8 km
Nearest town Mapusa 11 km

Villages closest to Vainguinim

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 Vainguinim

As per the Census of India 2011, Vainguinim village had a population of 706. That makes it the 18th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Vainguinim village has 347 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vainguinim has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

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

Vainguinim covers 67.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Vainguinim is Thivim, about 7.8 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 Vainguinim.

Vainguinim is about 7.7 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vainguinim is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. Bicholim is about 4.5 km away. North Goa is about 7.7 km away. Thivim is about 7.8 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), Naroa (2.7 km) and Sirigao (3.7 km).

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

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