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About Dicarpale Village

Dicarpale is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,057, made up of 1,573 males and 1,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dicarpale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dicarpale village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403707
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 3,057
Male Population 1,573
Female Population 1,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dicarpale compares

By the 2011 count Dicarpale is the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Dicarpale

Dicarpale is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dicarpale 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dicarpale from other places

Dicarpale lies about 14 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 2.1 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 Dicarpale
Nearest railway station Sanjuje-Da-Areyal 2.1 km
Nearest town Madgaon 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 14 km
District headquarters South Goa 14 km

Villages closest to Dicarpale

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 Dicarpale

As per the Census of India 2011, Dicarpale village had a population of 3,057. That makes it the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Dicarpale village has 1,573 males and 1,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dicarpale has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Dicarpale is 403707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dicarpale covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dicarpale is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dicarpale.

Dicarpale 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.

Dicarpale is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Sanjuje-Da-Areyal is about 2.1 km away. Madgaon is about 4.0 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 Aquem (under 2 km), Davorlim (under 2 km) and Sao Jose De Areal (2.5 km).

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

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