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About Avedem Village

Avedem is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,650, made up of 760 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avedem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avedem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 1,650
Male Population 760
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Avedem compares

By the 2011 count Avedem is the 8th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Avedem

Avedem 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 Avedem as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Avedem from other places

Avedem lies about 8.8 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Chandar Goa, about 3.6 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 Avedem
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Chandar Goa 3.6 km
Nearest town Curchorem 7.0 km
District headquarters South Goa 8.8 km

Villages closest to Avedem

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 Avedem

As per the Census of India 2011, Avedem village had a population of 1,650. That makes it the 8th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Avedem village has 760 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avedem has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Avedem is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avedem covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Avedem is Chandar Goa, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Avedem.

Avedem is about 8.8 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avedem is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Quepem is about 3.5 km away. Chandar Goa is about 3.6 km away. Curchorem is about 7.0 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 (2.0 km), Assolda (2.9 km) and Xeldem (3.9 km).

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

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