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About Rachol Village

Rachol is a mid sized village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,686, made up of 827 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403719, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachol village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403719
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 1,686
Male Population 827
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rachol compares

By the 2011 count Rachol is the 25th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 Rachol

Rachol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rachol as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rachol from other places

Rachol lies about 18 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 4.7 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 Rachol
Nearest railway station Sanjuje-Da-Areyal 4.7 km
Nearest town Madgaon 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 18 km
District headquarters South Goa 18 km

Villages closest to Rachol

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 Rachol

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachol village had a population of 1,686. That makes it the 25th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Rachol village has 827 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachol has about 1039 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 Rachol is 403719. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachol covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rachol is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rachol.

Rachol is about 18 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachol is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Sanjuje-Da-Areyal is about 4.7 km away. Madgaon is about 6.2 km away. Salcete is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loutulim (3.5 km), Raia (3.6 km) and Curtorim (4.0 km).

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

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