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About Agonda Village

Agonda is a large village in Canacona tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,801, made up of 1,801 males and 2,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1480 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agonda village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Canacona
Pincode 403702
Area (hectares) 1480 hectares
Population 3,801
Male Population 1,801
Female Population 2,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agonda compares

By the 2011 count Agonda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,677 residents. Its 1480 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Agonda

Agonda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agonda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agonda from other places

Agonda lies about 15 km from South Goa. 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 Agonda
Tehsil headquarters Canacona 6.4 km
District headquarters South Goa 15 km
Nearest town Madgaon 26 km

Villages closest to Agonda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canacona 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 Agonda

As per the Census of India 2011, Agonda village had a population of 3,801. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,677 residents.

Agonda village has 1,801 males and 2,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agonda has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Agonda is 403702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agonda covers 1480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agonda falls under Canacona tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The census record for Agonda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Agonda.

Agonda is about 15 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agonda is in Canacona tehsil of South Goa district. Canacona is about 6.4 km away. South Goa is about 15 km away. Madgaon is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cola (2.6 km), Canacona (6.4 km) and Poinguinim (13 km).

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

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