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About Cavelossim Village

Cavelossim is a mid sized village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,955, made up of 990 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403731, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cavelossim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cavelossim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403731
Area (hectares) 834 hectares
Population 1,955
Male Population 990
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cavelossim compares

By the 2011 count Cavelossim is the 22nd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 834 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Cavelossim

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

Cavelossim lies about 14 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 8.9 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 Cavelossim
Nearest railway station Balli 8.9 km
Nearest town Madgaon 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 14 km
District headquarters South Goa 14 km

Villages closest to Cavelossim

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 Cavelossim

As per the Census of India 2011, Cavelossim village had a population of 1,955. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Cavelossim village has 990 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cavelossim has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Cavelossim is 403731. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cavelossim covers 834 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Cavelossim is Balli, about 8.9 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 Cavelossim.

Cavelossim 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.

Cavelossim is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Balli is about 8.9 km away. Madgaon is about 10 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 Carmona (2.3 km), Assolna (2.8 km) and Ambelim (2.9 km).

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

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