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About Deussua Village

Deussua is a mid sized village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 636 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,325 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deussua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deussua village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403715
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 1,479
Male Population 636
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,325
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Deussua compares

By the 2011 count Deussua is the 27th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Deussua

The census records public bus service for Deussua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Deussua from other places

Deussua lies about 13 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 7.0 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 Deussua
Nearest town Madgaon 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Sanjuje-Da-Areyal 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 13 km
District headquarters South Goa 13 km

Villages closest to Deussua

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 Deussua

As per the Census of India 2011, Deussua village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 27th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Deussua village has 636 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deussua has about 1325 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Deussua is 403715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deussua covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Deussua is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Deussua.

Deussua is about 13 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deussua is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Madgaon is about 6.6 km away. Sanjuje-Da-Areyal is about 7.0 km away. Salcete is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchinim (under 2 km), Sirlim (under 2 km) and Orlim (2.0 km).

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

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