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About Podocem Village

Podocem is a mid sized village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 479 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podocem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podocem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403505
Area (hectares) 392.78 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 479
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podocem compares

By the 2011 count Podocem is the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 392.78 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Podocem

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

Podocem lies about 4.3 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 13 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 Podocem
Tehsil headquarters Satari 4.3 km
District headquarters North Goa 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 13 km
Nearest town Ponda 20 km

Villages closest to Podocem

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 Podocem

As per the Census of India 2011, Podocem village had a population of 966. That makes it the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Podocem village has 479 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podocem has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Podocem is 403505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podocem covers 392.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Podocem is Karmali, about 13 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 Podocem.

Podocem is about 4.3 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Podocem is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Satari is about 4.3 km away. North Goa is about 4.3 km away. Karmali is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ponocem (under 2 km), Poriem (3.0 km) and Ravona (4.4 km).

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

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