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About Cotombi Village

Cotombi is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 521 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,248 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cotombi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cotombi village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 521
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,248
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Cotombi compares

By the 2011 count Cotombi is the 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Cotombi

The census records public bus service for Cotombi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cotombi from other places

Cotombi lies about 11 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Chandar Goa, about 1.6 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 Cotombi
Nearest railway station Chandar Goa 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 5.0 km
Nearest town Curchorem 6.3 km
District headquarters South Goa 11 km

Villages closest to Cotombi

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 Cotombi

As per the Census of India 2011, Cotombi village had a population of 1,171. That makes it the 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Cotombi village has 521 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cotombi has about 1248 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Cotombi covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Cotombi is Chandar Goa, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Cotombi.

Cotombi is about 11 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cotombi is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Chandar Goa is about 1.6 km away. Quepem is about 5.0 km away. Curchorem is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Assolda (under 2 km), Avedem (2.0 km) and Xeldem (3.4 km).

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

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