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About Tamboxem Village

Tamboxem is a mid sized village in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 301 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tamboxem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tamboxem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403512
Area (hectares) 153.62 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 301
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tamboxem compares

By the 2011 count Tamboxem is the 20th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 153.62 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Tamboxem

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

Tamboxem lies about 28 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 5.5 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 Tamboxem
Nearest railway station Madure 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pernem 6.1 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 16 km
District headquarters North Goa 28 km

Villages closest to Tamboxem

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 Tamboxem

As per the Census of India 2011, Tamboxem village had a population of 591. That makes it the 20th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Tamboxem village has 301 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tamboxem has about 963 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 Tamboxem is 403512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tamboxem covers 153.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tamboxem is Madure, about 5.5 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 Tamboxem.

Tamboxem is about 28 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tamboxem is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Madure is about 5.5 km away. Pernem is about 6.1 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uguem (under 2 km), Mopa (1.8 km) and Torxem (2.9 km).

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

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