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About Vadi Village

Vadi is a mid sized village in Ponda tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 246 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadi village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Ponda
Pincode 403401
Area (hectares) 161.01 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 246
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadi compares

By the 2011 count Vadi 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 161.01 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Vadi

Vadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vadi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Vadi from other places

Vadi lies about 11 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 17 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 Vadi
District headquarters North Goa 11 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 17 km
Nearest town Mapusa 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponda 26 km

Villages closest to Vadi

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 Vadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadi village had a population of 506. 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.

Vadi village has 246 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadi has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

Vadi covers 161.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadi is Thivim, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vadi.

Vadi is about 11 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadi is in Ponda tehsil of North Goa district. North Goa is about 11 km away. Thivim is about 17 km away. Mapusa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betqui (15 km), Candola (15 km) and Volvoi (16 km).

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

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