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About Cordem Village

Cordem is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 851 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cordem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cordem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403703
Area (hectares) 803 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 851
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Cordem compares

By the 2011 count Cordem is the 9th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 803 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Cordem

Cordem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Cordem 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cordem from other places

Cordem lies about 30 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kulem, about 12 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 Cordem
Nearest railway station Kulem 12 km
Nearest town Ponda 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 24 km
District headquarters South Goa 30 km

Villages closest to Cordem

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 Cordem

As per the Census of India 2011, Cordem village had a population of 1,617. That makes it the 9th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Cordem village has 851 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cordem 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 Cordem is 403703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cordem covers 803 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Cordem is Kulem, about 12 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 village for Cordem.

Cordem is about 30 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cordem is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Kulem is about 12 km away. Ponda is about 16 km away. Quepem is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odar (12 km), Xelvona (18 km) and Xic Xelvona (18 km).

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

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