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About Corgao Village

Corgao is one of the larger villages in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,639, made up of 3,389 males and 3,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2208.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Corgao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Corgao village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403512
Area (hectares) 2208.55 hectares
Population 6,639
Male Population 3,389
Female Population 3,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Corgao compares

By the 2011 count Corgao is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 2208.55 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Corgao

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

Corgao lies about 30 km from North Goa. 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 Corgao
Tehsil headquarters Pernem 4.9 km
Nearest town Mapusa 14 km
District headquarters North Goa 30 km

Villages closest to Corgao

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 Corgao

As per the Census of India 2011, Corgao village had a population of 6,639. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Corgao village has 3,389 males and 3,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Corgao has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

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

Corgao covers 2208.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Corgao notes the nearest railway station 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 Corgao.

Corgao is about 30 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Corgao is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Pernem is about 4.9 km away. Mapusa is about 14 km away. North Goa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paliem (2.4 km), Pernem (4.9 km) and Parcem (4.9 km).

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

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