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About Vagurbem Village

Vagurbem is a mid sized village in Ponda tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 272 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vagurbem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vagurbem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Ponda
Pincode 403401
Area (hectares) 358.87 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 272
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vagurbem compares

By the 2011 count Vagurbem is the 19th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents. Its 358.87 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Vagurbem

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

Vagurbem lies about 11 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 12 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 Vagurbem
Tehsil headquarters Ponda 6.9 km
District headquarters North Goa 11 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 12 km

Villages closest to Vagurbem

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 Vagurbem

As per the Census of India 2011, Vagurbem village had a population of 527. That makes it the 19th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents.

Vagurbem village has 272 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vagurbem has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

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

Vagurbem covers 358.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vagurbem is Karmali, about 12 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 Vagurbem.

Vagurbem 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.

Vagurbem is in Ponda tehsil of North Goa district. Ponda is about 6.9 km away. North Goa is about 11 km away. Karmali is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Savoi Verem (2.2 km), Querim (3.6 km) and Volvoi (3.8 km).

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

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