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About Agarvado Village

Agarvado is a mid sized village in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 721 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agarvado Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agarvado village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403512
Area (hectares) 267.55 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 721
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agarvado compares

By the 2011 count Agarvado is the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 267.55 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Agarvado

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

Agarvado lies about 23 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 7.3 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 Agarvado
Nearest town Mapusa 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Pernem 7.3 km
District headquarters North Goa 23 km

Villages closest to Agarvado

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pernem 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 Agarvado

As per the Census of India 2011, Agarvado village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Agarvado village has 721 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agarvado has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Agarvado is 403512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agarvado covers 267.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agarvado falls under Pernem tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Agarvado is Pernem, about 7.3 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 Agarvado.

Agarvado is about 23 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agarvado is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Mapusa is about 6.4 km away. Pernem is about 7.3 km away. North Goa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuem (2.1 km), Chopdem (3.2 km) and Parcem (3.4 km).

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

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