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About Paliem Village

Paliem is a large village in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,776, made up of 1,446 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 999.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paliem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403524
Area (hectares) 999.64 hectares
Population 2,776
Male Population 1,446
Female Population 1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paliem compares

By the 2011 count Paliem is the 4th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 999.64 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Paliem

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

Paliem lies about 32 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 Paliem
Tehsil headquarters Pernem 7.2 km
Nearest town Mapusa 16 km
District headquarters North Goa 32 km

Villages closest to Paliem

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 Paliem

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliem village had a population of 2,776. That makes it the 4th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Paliem village has 1,446 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliem has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Paliem is 403524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paliem covers 999.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Paliem 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 Paliem.

Paliem is about 32 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliem is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Pernem is about 7.2 km away. Mapusa is about 16 km away. North Goa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Corgao (2.4 km), Querim (2.8 km) and Arambol (3.6 km).

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

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