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About Assolna Village

Assolna is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,410, made up of 1,669 males and 1,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Assolna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Assolna village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403701
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 3,410
Male Population 1,669
Female Population 1,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Assolna compares

By the 2011 count Assolna is the 8th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Assolna

Assolna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Assolna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Assolna from other places

Assolna lies about 11 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 6.2 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 Assolna
Nearest railway station Balli 6.2 km
Nearest town Madgaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 11 km
District headquarters South Goa 11 km

Villages closest to Assolna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salcete 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 Assolna

As per the Census of India 2011, Assolna village had a population of 3,410. That makes it the 8th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Assolna village has 1,669 males and 1,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Assolna has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Assolna is 403701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Assolna covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Assolna falls under Salcete tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Assolna is Balli, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Assolna.

Assolna 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.

Assolna is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Balli is about 6.2 km away. Madgaon is about 11 km away. Salcete is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambelim (under 2 km), Velim (1.8 km) and Cavelossim (2.8 km).

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

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