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About Goltim Village

Goltim is a mid sized village in Tiswadi tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,634, made up of 755 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goltim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goltim village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Tiswadi
Pincode 403403
Area (hectares) 352.09 hectares
Population 1,634
Male Population 755
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goltim compares

By the 2011 count Goltim is the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 352.09 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Goltim

Goltim is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goltim 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goltim from other places

Goltim lies about 8.7 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 4.8 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 Goltim
Nearest railway station Karmali 4.8 km
District headquarters North Goa 8.7 km
Nearest town Panjim 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiswadi 12 km

Villages closest to Goltim

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 Goltim

As per the Census of India 2011, Goltim village had a population of 1,634. That makes it the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Goltim village has 755 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goltim has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Goltim is 403403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goltim covers 352.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Goltim is Karmali, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Goltim.

Goltim is about 8.7 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goltim is in Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district. Karmali is about 4.8 km away. North Goa is about 8.7 km away. Panjim is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navelim (under 2 km), Malar (under 2 km) and Capao (1.7 km).

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

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