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About Gancim Village

Gancim is a mid sized village in Tiswadi tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 263 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gancim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gancim village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Tiswadi
Pincode 403108
Area (hectares) 300.76 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 263
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gancim compares

By the 2011 count Gancim is the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 300.76 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Gancim

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

Gancim lies about 14 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 4.4 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 Gancim
Tehsil headquarters Tiswadi 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 4.4 km
Nearest town Panjim 8.8 km
District headquarters North Goa 14 km

Villages closest to Gancim

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 Gancim

As per the Census of India 2011, Gancim village had a population of 519. That makes it the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Gancim village has 263 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gancim has about 973 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 Gancim is 403108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gancim covers 300.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gancim is Karmali, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gancim.

Gancim 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.

Gancim is in Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district. Tiswadi is about 4.3 km away. Karmali is about 4.4 km away. Panjim is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goalim Moula (1.5 km), Talaulim (1.6 km) and Batim (2.1 km).

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

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