About Cotigao Village

Cotigao is a large village in Canacona tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,640, made up of 1,336 males and 1,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11170.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cotigao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cotigao village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Canacona
Pincode	403702
Area (hectares)	11170.9 hectares
Population	2,640
Male Population	1,336
Female Population	1,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Cotigao compares

By the 2011 count Cotigao is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,677 residents. Its 11170.9 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1019.

Getting to Cotigao

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

Cotigao lies about 22 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Loliem, about 2.9 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 Cotigao
Nearest railway station	Loliem	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Canacona	9.8 km
Nearest town	Karwar	16 km
District headquarters	South Goa	22 km

Villages closest to Cotigao

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.

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Common questions about Cotigao

As per the Census of India 2011, Cotigao village had a population of 2,640. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,677 residents.

Cotigao village has 1,336 males and 1,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cotigao has about 976 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 1019.

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

Cotigao covers 11170.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Cotigao is Loliem, about 2.9 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 Cotigao.

Cotigao is about 22 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cotigao is in Canacona tehsil of South Goa district. Loliem is about 2.9 km away. Canacona is about 9.8 km away. Karwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.