About Padi Village

Padi is a small village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 148 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1095 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padi village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Quepem
Pincode	403703
Area (hectares)	1095 hectares
Population	268
Male Population	148
Female Population	120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	811
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Padi compares

By the 2011 count Padi is the 31st 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 1095 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Padi

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

Padi lies about 7.7 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 7.4 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 Padi
Nearest railway station	Balli	7.4 km
District headquarters	South Goa	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Quepem	14 km
Nearest town	Curchorem	20 km

Villages closest to Padi

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.

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Common questions about Padi

As per the Census of India 2011, Padi village had a population of 268. That makes it the 31st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Padi village has 148 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padi has about 811 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 Padi is 403703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padi covers 1095 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Padi is Balli, about 7.4 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 Padi.

Padi is about 7.7 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padi is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Balli is about 7.4 km away. South Goa is about 7.7 km away. Quepem is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.