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About Gangem Village

Gangem is a small village in Ponda tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 251 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Ponda
Pincode 403401
Area (hectares) 544.05 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 251
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangem compares

By the 2011 count Gangem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents. Its 544.05 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gangem

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

Gangem lies about 15 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 18 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 Gangem
Tehsil headquarters Ponda 10 km
District headquarters North Goa 15 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 18 km

Villages closest to Gangem

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 Gangem

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangem village had a population of 473. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents.

Gangem village has 251 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangem has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gangem is 403401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangem covers 544.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangem is Karmali, about 18 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 Gangem.

Gangem is about 15 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangem is in Ponda tehsil of North Goa district. Ponda is about 10 km away. North Goa is about 15 km away. Karmali is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usgao (4.2 km), Vagurbem (6.1 km) and Candepar (6.4 km).

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

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