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About Majorda Village

Majorda is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,813, made up of 1,304 males and 1,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majorda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majorda village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403713
Area (hectares) 438 hectares
Population 2,813
Male Population 1,304
Female Population 1,509
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 village

How Majorda compares

By the 2011 count Majorda is the 14th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 438 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 Majorda

Majorda 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 Majorda 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majorda from other places

Majorda lies about 24 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Majorda Junction, about under 2 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 Majorda
Nearest railway station Majorda Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Madgaon 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 24 km
District headquarters South Goa 24 km

Villages closest to Majorda

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 Majorda

As per the Census of India 2011, Majorda village had a population of 2,813. That makes it the 14th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Majorda village has 1,304 males and 1,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majorda 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 Majorda is 403713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majorda covers 438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Majorda is Majorda Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Majorda is about 24 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majorda is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Majorda Junction is about under 2 km away. Madgaon is about 5.8 km away. Salcete is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Calata (under 2 km), Gonsua (under 2 km) and Betalbatim (under 2 km).

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

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