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About Nagoa Village

Nagoa is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,873, made up of 1,937 males and 1,936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagoa village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403005
Area (hectares) 518 hectares
Population 3,873
Male Population 1,937
Female Population 1,936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagoa compares

By the 2011 count Nagoa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 7.5 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 Nagoa

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

Nagoa lies about 27 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Verna, 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 Nagoa
Nearest railway station Verna under 2 km
Nearest town Sancoale 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 27 km
District headquarters South Goa 27 km

Villages closest to Nagoa

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 Nagoa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagoa village had a population of 3,873. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Nagoa village has 1,937 males and 1,936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagoa has about 999 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 Nagoa is 403005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagoa covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nagoa is Verna, about under 2 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 Nagoa.

Nagoa is about 27 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagoa is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Verna is about under 2 km away. Sancoale is about 3.3 km away. Salcete is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Verna (under 2 km), Utorda (4.0 km) and Majorda (4.8 km).

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

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