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About Davem Village

Davem is a mid sized village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 419 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Davem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Davem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 611.62 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 419
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Davem compares

By the 2011 count Davem is the 19th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 611.62 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Davem

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

Davem lies about 21 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Castle Rock, about 24 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 Davem
Tehsil headquarters Satari 21 km
District headquarters North Goa 21 km
Nearest railway station Castle Rock 24 km
Nearest town Ponda 24 km

Villages closest to Davem

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 Davem

As per the Census of India 2011, Davem village had a population of 862. That makes it the 19th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Davem village has 419 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Davem has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

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

Davem covers 611.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Davem is Castle Rock, about 24 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 Davem.

Davem is about 21 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Davem is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Satari is about 21 km away. North Goa is about 21 km away. Castle Rock 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 Ustem (1.6 km), Sonal (1.9 km) and Ambedem (2.0 km).

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

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