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About Codal Village

Codal is a small village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 84 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1250.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Codal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Codal village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 1250.22 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 84
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Codal compares

By the 2011 count Codal is the 60th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 1250.22 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 970.

Getting to Codal

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

Codal lies about 24 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Castle Rock, about 26 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 Codal
Tehsil headquarters Satari 24 km
District headquarters North Goa 24 km
Nearest railway station Castle Rock 26 km
Nearest town Ponda 30 km

Villages closest to Codal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satari 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 Codal

As per the Census of India 2011, Codal village had a population of 177. That makes it the 60th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Codal village has 84 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Codal has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Codal is 403506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Codal covers 1250.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Codal falls under Satari tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Codal is Castle Rock, about 26 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 Codal.

Codal 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.

Codal is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Satari is about 24 km away. North Goa is about 24 km away. Castle Rock is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Derodem (under 2 km), Nanorem (1.7 km) and Maloli (2.2 km).

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

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