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About Uguem Village

Uguem is a mid sized village in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 585 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uguem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uguem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403512
Area (hectares) 343.26 hectares
Population 1,133
Male Population 585
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uguem compares

By the 2011 count Uguem is the 16th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 343.26 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Uguem

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

Uguem lies about 27 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 4.9 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 Uguem
Nearest railway station Pernem 4.9 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 17 km
District headquarters North Goa 27 km

Villages closest to Uguem

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 Uguem

As per the Census of India 2011, Uguem village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 16th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Uguem village has 585 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uguem has about 937 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 Uguem is 403512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uguem covers 343.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Uguem is Pernem, about 4.9 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 Uguem.

Uguem is about 27 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uguem is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Pernem is about 4.9 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 17 km away. North Goa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamboxem (under 2 km), Mopa (1.8 km) and Poroscodem (2.6 km).

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

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