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About Navelim Village

Navelim is a mid sized village in Tiswadi tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 522 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navelim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navelim village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Tiswadi
Pincode 403403
Area (hectares) 356.46 hectares
Population 1,133
Male Population 522
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Navelim compares

By the 2011 count Navelim is the 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 356.46 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Navelim

Navelim is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Navelim 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Navelim from other places

Navelim lies about 9.7 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 4.6 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 Navelim
Nearest railway station Karmali 4.6 km
Nearest town Panjim 8.1 km
District headquarters North Goa 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiswadi 11 km

Villages closest to Navelim

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 Navelim

As per the Census of India 2011, Navelim village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Navelim village has 522 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navelim has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

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

Navelim covers 356.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Navelim is Karmali, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Navelim is about 9.7 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navelim is in Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district. Karmali is about 4.6 km away. Panjim is about 8.1 km away. North Goa is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goltim (under 2 km), Malar (2.2 km) and Panelim (2.6 km).

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

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