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About Chorao Village

Chorao is one of the larger villages in Tiswadi tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,268, made up of 2,604 males and 2,664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1467.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorao village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Tiswadi
Pincode 403102
Area (hectares) 1467.7 hectares
Population 5,268
Male Population 2,604
Female Population 2,664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chorao compares

By the 2011 count Chorao is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 1467.7 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Chorao

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

Chorao lies about 11 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 8.1 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 Chorao
Nearest town Panjim 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 8.1 km
District headquarters North Goa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiswadi 14 km

Villages closest to Chorao

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 Chorao

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorao village had a population of 5,268. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Chorao village has 2,604 males and 2,664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorao has about 1023 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 Chorao is 403102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorao covers 1467.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chorao is Karmali, about 8.1 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 Chorao.

Chorao is about 11 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorao is in Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district. Panjim is about 8.0 km away. Karmali is about 8.1 km away. North Goa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Caraim (1.7 km), Ambarim (1.9 km) and Capao (3.3 km).

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

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