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About Sulcorna Village

Sulcorna is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 355 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 673 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulcorna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulcorna village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 1153 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 355
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 673
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulcorna compares

By the 2011 count Sulcorna is the 17th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 1153 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Sulcorna

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

Sulcorna lies about 11 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 16 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 Sulcorna
District headquarters South Goa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 15 km
Nearest railway station Balli 16 km
Nearest town Curchorem 18 km

Villages closest to Sulcorna

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 Sulcorna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulcorna village had a population of 594. That makes it the 17th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Sulcorna village has 355 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulcorna has about 673 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 Sulcorna is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulcorna covers 1153 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Sulcorna is Balli, about 16 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 Sulcorna.

Sulcorna 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.

Sulcorna is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 11 km away. Quepem is about 15 km away. Balli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirla (2.7 km), Cazur (2.7 km) and Corla (3.1 km).

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

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