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About Adcolna Village

Adcolna is a mid sized village in Ponda tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 883 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adcolna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adcolna village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Ponda
Pincode 403107
Area (hectares) 371 hectares
Population 1,688
Male Population 883
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adcolna compares

By the 2011 count Adcolna is the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Adcolna

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

Adcolna lies about 7.2 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 4.3 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 Adcolna
Nearest railway station Karmali 4.3 km
District headquarters North Goa 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponda 11 km

Villages closest to Adcolna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ponda 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 Adcolna

As per the Census of India 2011, Adcolna village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents.

Adcolna village has 883 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adcolna has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Adcolna is 403107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adcolna covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adcolna falls under Ponda tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Adcolna is Karmali, about 4.3 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 Adcolna.

Adcolna is about 7.2 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adcolna is in Ponda tehsil of North Goa district. Karmali is about 4.3 km away. North Goa is about 7.2 km away. Ponda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tivrem (under 2 km), Boma (2.0 km) and Orgao (2.3 km).

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

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