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About Quedem Village

Quedem is a small village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 212 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Quedem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Quedem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403703
Area (hectares) 786 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 212
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Quedem compares

By the 2011 count Quedem is the 28th 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 786 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Quedem

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

Quedem lies about 12 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Canacona, about 8.5 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 Quedem
Nearest railway station Canacona 8.5 km
District headquarters South Goa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 18 km
Nearest town Madgaon 23 km

Villages closest to Quedem

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 Quedem

As per the Census of India 2011, Quedem village had a population of 414. That makes it the 28th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Quedem village has 212 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Quedem has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Quedem covers 786 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Quedem is Canacona, about 8.5 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 Quedem.

Quedem is about 12 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Quedem is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Canacona is about 8.5 km away. South Goa is about 12 km away. Quepem is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morpila (2.9 km), Padi (5.1 km) and Barcem (5.6 km).

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

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