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About Cavorem Village

Cavorem is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 486 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 860 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cavorem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cavorem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 860 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 486
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Cavorem compares

By the 2011 count Cavorem is the 15th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 860 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Cavorem

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

Cavorem lies about 2.4 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 5.3 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 Cavorem
District headquarters South Goa 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Balli 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 8.9 km
Nearest town Curchorem 15 km

Villages closest to Cavorem

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 Cavorem

As per the Census of India 2011, Cavorem village had a population of 920. That makes it the 15th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Cavorem village has 486 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cavorem has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Cavorem covers 860 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Cavorem is Balli, about 5.3 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 Cavorem.

Cavorem is about 2.4 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cavorem is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 2.4 km away. Balli is about 5.3 km away. Quepem is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali (2.9 km), Maina (3.9 km) and Padi (5.4 km).

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

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