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About Caraim Village

Caraim is a small village in Tiswadi tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 103 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Caraim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Caraim village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Tiswadi
Pincode 403102
Area (hectares) 54.2 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 103
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Caraim compares

By the 2011 count Caraim is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 54.2 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Caraim

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

Caraim lies about 9.5 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 7.4 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 Caraim
Nearest railway station Karmali 7.4 km
Nearest town Panjim 9.3 km
District headquarters North Goa 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiswadi 14 km

Villages closest to Caraim

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 Caraim

As per the Census of India 2011, Caraim village had a population of 202. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Caraim village has 103 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Caraim has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Caraim is 403102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Caraim covers 54.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Caraim is Karmali, about 7.4 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 Caraim.

Caraim is about 9.5 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Caraim is in Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district. Karmali is about 7.4 km away. Panjim is about 9.3 km away. North Goa is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorao (1.7 km), Capao (1.8 km) and Ambarim (2.0 km).

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

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