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About Curca Village

Curca is a large village in Tiswadi tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,518, made up of 1,232 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Curca Overview

Census 2011 figures for Curca village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Tiswadi
Pincode 403108
Area (hectares) 270.1 hectares
Population 2,518
Male Population 1,232
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Curca compares

By the 2011 count Curca is the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 270.1 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Curca

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

Curca lies about 16 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 7.0 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 Curca
Tehsil headquarters Tiswadi 4.5 km
Nearest town Panjim 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 7.0 km
District headquarters North Goa 16 km

Villages closest to Curca

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 Curca

As per the Census of India 2011, Curca village had a population of 2,518. That makes it the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Curca village has 1,232 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Curca has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

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

Curca covers 270.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Curca is Karmali, about 7.0 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 Curca.

Curca 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.

Curca is in Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district. Tiswadi is about 4.5 km away. Panjim is about 6.9 km away. Karmali is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batim (under 2 km), Goa Velha (1.7 km) and Morambi O Grande (1.7 km).

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

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