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About Nirancal Village

Nirancal is a mid sized village in Ponda tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,772, made up of 880 males and 892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1989.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nirancal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirancal village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Ponda
Pincode 403401
Area (hectares) 1989.3 hectares
Population 1,772
Male Population 880
Female Population 892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nirancal compares

By the 2011 count Nirancal is the 14th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents. Its 1989.3 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nirancal

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

Nirancal lies about 24 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 11 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 Nirancal
Tehsil headquarters Ponda 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Sanvordem Curchorem 11 km
District headquarters North Goa 24 km

Villages closest to Nirancal

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 Nirancal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirancal village had a population of 1,772. That makes it the 14th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents.

Nirancal village has 880 males and 892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirancal has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

Nirancal covers 1989.3 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Nirancal is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 11 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 Nirancal.

Nirancal is about 24 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirancal is in Ponda tehsil of North Goa district. Ponda is about 8.9 km away. Sanvordem Curchorem is about 11 km away. North Goa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Conxem (2.4 km), Betora (5.7 km) and Codar (5.8 km).

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

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