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About Dargalim Village

Dargalim 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 5,696, made up of 2,872 males and 2,824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2059.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargalim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargalim village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403513
Area (hectares) 2059.16 hectares
Population 5,696
Male Population 2,872
Female Population 2,824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dargalim compares

By the 2011 count Dargalim is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 2059.16 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dargalim

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

Dargalim lies about 20 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 4.5 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 Dargalim
Nearest railway station Pernem 4.5 km
Nearest town Mapusa 9.6 km
District headquarters North Goa 20 km

Villages closest to Dargalim

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 Dargalim

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargalim village had a population of 5,696. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Dargalim village has 2,872 males and 2,824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargalim has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dargalim is 403513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargalim covers 2059.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dargalim is Pernem, about 4.5 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 Dargalim.

Dargalim is about 20 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargalim is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Pernem is about 4.5 km away. Mapusa is about 9.6 km away. North Goa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Virnora (4.3 km), Tuem (4.5 km) and Ozorim (4.9 km).

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

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