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About Guirdolim Village

Guirdolim is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,622, made up of 1,736 males and 1,886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guirdolim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guirdolim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403714
Area (hectares) 765 hectares
Population 3,622
Male Population 1,736
Female Population 1,886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Guirdolim compares

By the 2011 count Guirdolim is the 5th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 765 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Guirdolim

Guirdolim is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Guirdolim 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Guirdolim from other places

Guirdolim lies about 14 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Chandar Goa, 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 Guirdolim
Nearest railway station Chandar Goa 2.1 km
Nearest town Curchorem 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 14 km
District headquarters South Goa 14 km

Villages closest to Guirdolim

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 Guirdolim

As per the Census of India 2011, Guirdolim village had a population of 3,622. That makes it the 5th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Guirdolim village has 1,736 males and 1,886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guirdolim has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Guirdolim is 403714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guirdolim covers 765 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Guirdolim is Chandar Goa, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Guirdolim.

Guirdolim 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.

Guirdolim is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Chandar Goa is about 2.1 km away. Curchorem is about 6.7 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 Macasana (1.6 km), Chandor (2.5 km) and Curtorim (3.2 km).

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

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