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About Assolda Village

Assolda is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 634 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Assolda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Assolda village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403714
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 634
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Assolda compares

By the 2011 count Assolda is the 12th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Assolda

Assolda 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 Assolda 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Assolda from other places

Assolda lies about 11 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Chandar Goa, about 2.0 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 Assolda
Nearest railway station Chandar Goa 2.0 km
Nearest town Curchorem 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 5.0 km
District headquarters South Goa 11 km

Villages closest to Assolda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Assolda village had a population of 1,257. That makes it the 12th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Assolda village has 634 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Assolda has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Assolda is 403714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Assolda covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Assolda falls under Quepem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Assolda is Chandar Goa, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Assolda is about 11 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Assolda is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Chandar Goa is about 2.0 km away. Curchorem is about 4.9 km away. Quepem is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cotombi (under 2 km), Xeldem (2.2 km) and Xic Xelvona (2.3 km).

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

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