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About Orlim Village

Orlim is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,049, made up of 1,011 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403724, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orlim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orlim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403724
Area (hectares) 366 hectares
Population 2,049
Male Population 1,011
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Orlim compares

By the 2011 count Orlim is the 19th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Orlim

Orlim is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Orlim 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 Orlim from other places

Orlim lies about 15 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Suravali, about 7.9 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 Orlim
Nearest town Madgaon 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Suravali 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 15 km
District headquarters South Goa 15 km

Villages closest to Orlim

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 Orlim

As per the Census of India 2011, Orlim village had a population of 2,049. That makes it the 19th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Orlim village has 1,011 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orlim has about 1027 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 Orlim is 403724. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orlim covers 366 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Orlim is Suravali, about 7.9 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 Orlim.

Orlim is about 15 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orlim is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Madgaon is about 6.0 km away. Suravali is about 7.9 km away. Salcete is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varca (under 2 km), Deussua (2.0 km) and Carmona (2.0 km).

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

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