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About Sao Jacinto Island Village

Sao Jacinto Island is a small village in Mormugao tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 104 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403711, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sao Jacinto Island Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sao Jacinto Island village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Mormugao
Pincode 403711
Area (hectares) 14.97 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 104
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sao Jacinto Island compares

By the 2011 count Sao Jacinto Island is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 14.97 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sao Jacinto Island

Sao Jacinto Island is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sao Jacinto Island as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sao Jacinto Island from other places

Sao Jacinto Island lies about 46 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 9.9 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 Sao Jacinto Island
Nearest town Panjim under 2 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mormugao 12 km
District headquarters South Goa 46 km

Villages closest to Sao Jacinto Island

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 Sao Jacinto Island

As per the Census of India 2011, Sao Jacinto Island village had a population of 195. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Sao Jacinto Island village has 104 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sao Jacinto Island has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sao Jacinto Island is 403711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sao Jacinto Island covers 14.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sao Jacinto Island falls under Mormugao tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Sao Jacinto Island is Karmali, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sao Jacinto Island.

Sao Jacinto Island is about 46 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sao Jacinto Island is in Mormugao tehsil of South Goa district. Panjim is about under 2 km away. Karmali is about 9.9 km away. Mormugao is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sao Jorge Island (under 2 km), Chicalim (12 km) and Dabolim (12 km).

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

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