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About Vantem Village

Vantem is a mid sized village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 849 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vantem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vantem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 592.63 hectares
Population 1,678
Male Population 849
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vantem compares

By the 2011 count Vantem is the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 592.63 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Vantem

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

Vantem lies about 14 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 18 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 Vantem
Nearest town Ponda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Satari 14 km
District headquarters North Goa 14 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 18 km

Villages closest to Vantem

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 Vantem

As per the Census of India 2011, Vantem village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Vantem village has 849 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vantem has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

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

Vantem covers 592.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vantem is Karmali, about 18 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 Vantem.

Vantem is about 14 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vantem is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Ponda is about 12 km away. Satari is about 14 km away. North Goa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guleli (1.7 km), Codiem (2.0 km) and Padeli (2.1 km).

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

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