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About Poriem Village

Poriem is a large village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,190, made up of 2,172 males and 2,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1160.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poriem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poriem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403505
Area (hectares) 1160.19 hectares
Population 4,190
Male Population 2,172
Female Population 2,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poriem compares

By the 2011 count Poriem is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 1160.19 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Poriem

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

Poriem lies about 6.4 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 16 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 Poriem
Tehsil headquarters Satari 6.4 km
District headquarters North Goa 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 16 km
Nearest town Ponda 20 km

Villages closest to Poriem

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 Poriem

As per the Census of India 2011, Poriem village had a population of 4,190. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Poriem village has 2,172 males and 2,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poriem has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

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

Poriem covers 1160.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Poriem is Karmali, about 16 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 Poriem.

Poriem is about 6.4 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poriem is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Satari is about 6.4 km away. North Goa is about 6.4 km away. Karmali is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morlem (2.3 km), Ravona (2.7 km) and Podocem (3.0 km).

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

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