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About Loliem Village

Loliem is a large village in Canacona tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,797, made up of 2,213 males and 2,584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4130.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loliem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loliem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Canacona
Pincode 403702
Area (hectares) 4130.8 hectares
Population 4,797
Male Population 2,213
Female Population 2,584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loliem compares

By the 2011 count Loliem is the 4th largest of the 7 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,677 residents. Its 4130.8 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Loliem

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

Loliem lies about 23 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Loliem, about 1.9 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 Loliem
Nearest railway station Loliem 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Canacona 9.6 km
Nearest town Karwar 16 km
District headquarters South Goa 23 km

Villages closest to Loliem

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 Loliem

As per the Census of India 2011, Loliem village had a population of 4,797. That makes it the 4th largest of the 7 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,677 residents.

Loliem village has 2,213 males and 2,584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loliem has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

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

Loliem covers 4130.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Loliem is Loliem, about 1.9 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 Loliem.

Loliem is about 23 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loliem is in Canacona tehsil of South Goa district. Loliem is about 1.9 km away. Canacona is about 9.6 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.

The closest recorded villages are Poinguinim (3.1 km), Cotigao (4.0 km) and Canacona (9.6 km).

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

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