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About Ustem Village

Ustem is a small village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 177 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ustem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ustem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 456.08 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 177
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ustem compares

By the 2011 count Ustem is the 45th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 456.08 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ustem

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

Ustem lies about 22 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 Ustem
Tehsil headquarters Satari 22 km
District headquarters North Goa 22 km
Nearest railway station Castle Rock 24 km
Nearest town Ponda 26 km

Villages closest to Ustem

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 Ustem

As per the Census of India 2011, Ustem village had a population of 346. That makes it the 45th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Ustem village has 177 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ustem has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

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

Ustem covers 456.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ustem 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 Ustem.

Ustem is about 22 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ustem is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Satari is about 22 km away. North Goa is about 22 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 Davem (1.6 km), Maloli (1.9 km) and Sonal (2.5 km).

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

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