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About Duncolim Village

Duncolim is a mid sized village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 362 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duncolim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duncolim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403708
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 362
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Duncolim compares

By the 2011 count Duncolim is the 29th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Duncolim

Duncolim 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 Duncolim 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 Duncolim from other places

Duncolim lies about 8.2 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 4.0 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 Duncolim
Nearest railway station Balli 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 8.2 km
District headquarters South Goa 8.2 km
Nearest town Madgaon 11 km

Villages closest to Duncolim

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 Duncolim

As per the Census of India 2011, Duncolim village had a population of 748. That makes it the 29th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Duncolim village has 362 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duncolim has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Duncolim is 403708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duncolim covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Duncolim is Balli, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Duncolim.

Duncolim is about 8.2 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duncolim is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Balli is about 4.0 km away. Salcete is about 8.2 km away. South Goa is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Assolna (2.8 km), Velim (2.9 km) and Ambelim (3.3 km).

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

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