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About Boma Village

Boma is a large village in Ponda tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,807, made up of 1,467 males and 1,340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boma village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Ponda
Pincode 403107
Area (hectares) 394.6 hectares
Population 2,807
Male Population 1,467
Female Population 1,340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boma compares

By the 2011 count Boma is the 9th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents. Its 394.6 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Boma

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

Boma lies about 9.0 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 5.0 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 Boma
Nearest railway station Karmali 5.0 km
District headquarters North Goa 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponda 9.2 km

Villages closest to Boma

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 Boma

As per the Census of India 2011, Boma village had a population of 2,807. That makes it the 9th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents.

Boma village has 1,467 males and 1,340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boma has about 913 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 Boma is 403107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boma covers 394.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Boma is Karmali, about 5.0 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 Boma.

Boma is about 9.0 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boma is in Ponda tehsil of North Goa district. Karmali is about 5.0 km away. North Goa is about 9.0 km away. Ponda is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cuncoliem (1.8 km), Adcolna (2.0 km) and Cundaim (2.0 km).

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

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