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About Corla Village

Corla is a small village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 117 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Corla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Corla village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 755 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 117
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Corla compares

By the 2011 count Corla is the 32nd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 755 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Corla

Corla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Corla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Corla from other places

Corla lies about 10 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Canacona, about 14 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 Corla
District headquarters South Goa 10 km
Nearest railway station Canacona 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 15 km
Nearest town Curchorem 20 km

Villages closest to Corla

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 Corla

As per the Census of India 2011, Corla village had a population of 209. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Corla village has 117 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Corla has about 786 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 Corla is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Corla covers 755 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Corla is Canacona, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Corla.

Corla 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.

Corla is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 10 km away. Canacona is about 14 km away. Quepem is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirla (2.3 km), Cazur (2.4 km) and Sulcorna (3.1 km).

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

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