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About Dabolim Village

Dabolim is one of the larger villages in Mormugao tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,027, made up of 3,142 males and 2,885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabolim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabolim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Mormugao
Pincode 403712
Area (hectares) 741 hectares
Population 6,027
Male Population 3,142
Female Population 2,885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dabolim compares

By the 2011 count Dabolim is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 741 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dabolim

Dabolim 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 Dabolim 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dabolim from other places

Dabolim lies about 35 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Dabolim, about under 2 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 Dabolim
Nearest railway station Dabolim under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mormugao 3.7 km
Nearest town Vasco da Gama 3.7 km
District headquarters South Goa 35 km

Villages closest to Dabolim

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabolim village had a population of 6,027. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Dabolim village has 3,142 males and 2,885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabolim has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dabolim is 403712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabolim covers 741 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dabolim falls under Mormugao tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Dabolim is Dabolim, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dabolim is about 35 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabolim is in Mormugao tehsil of South Goa district. Dabolim is about under 2 km away. Mormugao is about 3.7 km away. Vasco da Gama is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chicalim (1.6 km), Chicolna (2.7 km) and Pale (4.6 km).

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

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