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About Quisconda Village

Quisconda is a small village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 263 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Quisconda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Quisconda village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 1160 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 263
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Quisconda compares

By the 2011 count Quisconda is the 23rd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 1160 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Quisconda

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

Quisconda lies about 8.3 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Canacona, about 10 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 Quisconda
District headquarters South Goa 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Canacona 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 14 km
Nearest town Curchorem 20 km

Villages closest to Quisconda

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 Quisconda

As per the Census of India 2011, Quisconda village had a population of 491. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Quisconda village has 263 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Quisconda has about 867 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 Quisconda is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Quisconda covers 1160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Quisconda is Canacona, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Quisconda.

Quisconda is about 8.3 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Quisconda is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 8.3 km away. Canacona is about 10 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.

The closest recorded villages are Corla (4.6 km), Barcem (5.0 km) and Pirla (5.2 km).

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

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