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About Varconda Village

Varconda is a large village in Pernem tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,120 males and 1,088 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1126.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varconda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varconda village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Pernem
Pincode 403512
Area (hectares) 1126.9 hectares
Population 2,208
Male Population 1,120
Female Population 1,088
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Varconda compares

By the 2011 count Varconda is the 10th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 1126.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Varconda

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

Varconda lies about 25 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 2.8 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 Varconda
Nearest railway station Pernem 2.8 km
Nearest town Mapusa 15 km
District headquarters North Goa 25 km

Villages closest to Varconda

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 Varconda

As per the Census of India 2011, Varconda village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 10th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Varconda village has 1,120 males and 1,088 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varconda has about 971 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 Varconda is 403512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varconda covers 1126.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Varconda is Pernem, about 2.8 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 Varconda.

Varconda is about 25 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varconda is in Pernem tehsil of North Goa district. Pernem is about 2.8 km away. Mapusa is about 15 km away. North Goa is about 25 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 (2.7 km), Virnora (2.8 km) and Poroscodem (3.0 km).

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

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