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About Gandaulim Village

Gandaulim is a small village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 223 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandaulim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandaulim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403713
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 223
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gandaulim compares

By the 2011 count Gandaulim is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Gandaulim

Gandaulim 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 Gandaulim as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gandaulim from other places

Gandaulim lies about 22 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Suravali, about 1.9 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 Gandaulim
Nearest railway station Suravali 1.9 km
Nearest town Madgaon 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 22 km
District headquarters South Goa 22 km

Villages closest to Gandaulim

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 Gandaulim

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandaulim village had a population of 438. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Gandaulim village has 223 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandaulim has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Gandaulim is 403713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandaulim covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gandaulim is Suravali, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gandaulim.

Gandaulim is about 22 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandaulim is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Suravali is about 1.9 km away. Madgaon is about 4.3 km away. Salcete is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betalbatim (under 2 km), Colva (under 2 km) and Seraulim (1.6 km).

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

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