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About Dramapur Village

Dramapur is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,441, made up of 1,595 males and 1,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403725, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dramapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dramapur village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403725
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 3,441
Male Population 1,595
Female Population 1,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dramapur compares

By the 2011 count Dramapur is the 7th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Dramapur

Dramapur 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 Dramapur 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 Dramapur from other places

Dramapur lies about 12 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 4.4 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 Dramapur
Nearest railway station Sanjuje-Da-Areyal 4.4 km
Nearest town Madgaon 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 12 km
District headquarters South Goa 12 km

Villages closest to Dramapur

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 Dramapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dramapur village had a population of 3,441. That makes it the 7th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Dramapur village has 1,595 males and 1,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dramapur has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Dramapur is 403725. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dramapur covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dramapur is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 4.4 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 Dramapur.

Dramapur is about 12 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dramapur is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Sanjuje-Da-Areyal is about 4.4 km away. Madgaon is about 6.1 km away. Salcete is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirlim (1.6 km), Sarzora (2.1 km) and Chinchinim (2.6 km).

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

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