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About Barcem Village

Barcem is a large village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,685, made up of 1,413 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1723 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barcem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barcem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403703
Area (hectares) 1723 hectares
Population 2,685
Male Population 1,413
Female Population 1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barcem compares

By the 2011 count Barcem is the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 1723 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Barcem

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

Barcem lies about 10 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Canacona, about 6.5 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 Barcem
Nearest railway station Canacona 6.5 km
District headquarters South Goa 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 17 km
Nearest town Curchorem 23 km

Villages closest to Barcem

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 Barcem

As per the Census of India 2011, Barcem village had a population of 2,685. That makes it the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Barcem village has 1,413 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barcem has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Barcem is 403703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barcem covers 1723 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barcem is Canacona, about 6.5 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 Barcem.

Barcem is about 10 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barcem is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Canacona is about 6.5 km away. South Goa is about 10 km away. Quepem is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padi (2.9 km), Quisconda (5.0 km) and Quedem (5.6 km).

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

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