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About Tuem Village

Tuem is a large village in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,751, made up of 1,422 males and 1,329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1523.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tuem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tuem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403512
Area (hectares) 1523.44 hectares
Population 2,751
Male Population 1,422
Female Population 1,329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tuem compares

By the 2011 count Tuem is the 5th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 1523.44 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Tuem

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

Tuem lies about 24 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 5.2 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 Tuem
Nearest railway station Pernem 5.2 km
Nearest town Mapusa 8.5 km
District headquarters North Goa 24 km

Villages closest to Tuem

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 Tuem

As per the Census of India 2011, Tuem village had a population of 2,751. That makes it the 5th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Tuem village has 1,422 males and 1,329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tuem has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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

Tuem covers 1523.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tuem is Pernem, about 5.2 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 Tuem.

Tuem is about 24 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tuem is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Pernem is about 5.2 km away. Mapusa is about 8.5 km away. North Goa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parcem (1.9 km), Agarvado (2.1 km) and Chopdem (4.1 km).

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

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