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About Pirla Village

Pirla is a small village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 251 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1504 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirla village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 1504 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 251
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirla compares

By the 2011 count Pirla is the 26th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 1504 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 Pirla

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

How far is Pirla from other places

Pirla lies about 8.7 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 13 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 Pirla
District headquarters South Goa 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Balli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 13 km
Nearest town Curchorem 18 km

Villages closest to Pirla

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 Pirla

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirla village had a population of 474. That makes it the 26th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Pirla village has 251 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirla has about 888 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 Pirla is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirla covers 1504 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Pirla is Balli, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pirla.

Pirla is about 8.7 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirla is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 8.7 km away. Balli is about 13 km away. Quepem is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Corla (2.3 km), Sulcorna (2.7 km) and Cazur (4.0 km).

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

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