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About Quelossim Village

Quelossim is a large village in Mormugao tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,262, made up of 1,643 males and 1,619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1065.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Quelossim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Quelossim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Mormugao
Pincode 403710
Area (hectares) 1065.32 hectares
Population 3,262
Male Population 1,643
Female Population 1,619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Quelossim compares

By the 2011 count Quelossim is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 1065.32 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Quelossim

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

Quelossim lies about 29 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Verna, about 4.7 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 Quelossim
Nearest town Sancoale 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Verna 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mormugao 14 km
District headquarters South Goa 29 km

Villages closest to Quelossim

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 Quelossim

As per the Census of India 2011, Quelossim village had a population of 3,262. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Quelossim village has 1,643 males and 1,619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Quelossim has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Quelossim is 403710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Quelossim covers 1065.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Quelossim is Verna, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Quelossim.

Quelossim is about 29 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Quelossim is in Mormugao tehsil of South Goa district. Sancoale is about 4.1 km away. Verna is about 4.7 km away. Mormugao is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cortalim (3.8 km), Sancoale (4.1 km) and Cuelim (5.7 km).

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

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