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About Batim Village

Batim is a mid sized village in Tiswadi tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 739 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batim village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Tiswadi
Pincode 403108
Area (hectares) 275.52 hectares
Population 1,489
Male Population 739
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batim compares

By the 2011 count Batim is the 10th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 275.52 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Batim

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

Batim lies about 16 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 6.5 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 Batim
Tehsil headquarters Tiswadi 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 6.5 km
Nearest town Sancoale 8.0 km
District headquarters North Goa 16 km

Villages closest to Batim

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tiswadi 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 Batim

As per the Census of India 2011, Batim village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 10th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Batim village has 739 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batim has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Batim is 403108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batim covers 275.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batim falls under Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Batim is Karmali, about 6.5 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 Batim.

Batim is about 16 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batim is in Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district. Tiswadi is about 3.4 km away. Karmali is about 6.5 km away. Sancoale is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goa Velha (under 2 km), Morambi O Grande (under 2 km) and Morambi O Pequeno (under 2 km).

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

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