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About Carmona Village

Carmona is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,864, made up of 1,856 males and 2,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 691 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403717, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Carmona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Carmona village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403717
Area (hectares) 691 hectares
Population 3,864
Male Population 1,856
Female Population 2,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Carmona compares

By the 2011 count Carmona is the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 691 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Carmona

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

Carmona lies about 14 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 9.2 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 Carmona
Nearest town Madgaon 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Balli 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 14 km
District headquarters South Goa 14 km

Villages closest to Carmona

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 Carmona

As per the Census of India 2011, Carmona village had a population of 3,864. That makes it the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Carmona village has 1,856 males and 2,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Carmona has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Carmona is 403717. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Carmona covers 691 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Carmona is Balli, about 9.2 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 Carmona.

Carmona is about 14 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Carmona is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Madgaon is about 8.0 km away. Balli is about 9.2 km away. Salcete 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 Orlim (2.0 km), Deussua (2.2 km) and Cavelossim (2.3 km).

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

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