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About Ponchavadi Village

Ponchavadi is a large village in Ponda tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,295, made up of 2,140 males and 2,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1588.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponchavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponchavadi village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Ponda
Pincode 403706
Area (hectares) 1588.22 hectares
Population 4,295
Male Population 2,140
Female Population 2,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponchavadi compares

By the 2011 count Ponchavadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents. Its 1588.22 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ponchavadi

Ponchavadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponchavadi 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. The nearest villages by name are Durbhat, Gangem, Marcaim and Nirancal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ponchavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponchavadi village had a population of 4,295. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents.

Ponchavadi village has 2,140 males and 2,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponchavadi has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ponchavadi is 403706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponchavadi covers 1588.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ponchavadi notes the nearest railway station 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 Ponchavadi.

Ponchavadi is in Ponda tehsil of North Goa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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