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About Ponocem Village

Ponocem is a small village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 234 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponocem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponocem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 299.38 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 234
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponocem compares

By the 2011 count Ponocem is the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 299.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Ponocem

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

Ponocem 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 Ponocem
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 Ponocem

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 Ponocem

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponocem village had a population of 496. That makes it the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Ponocem village has 234 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponocem has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

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

Ponocem covers 299.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ponocem 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ponocem.

Ponocem 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.

Ponocem 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 Podocem (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 Ponocem today is likely to be higher.

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