About Paroda Village

Paroda is a mid sized village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 295 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paroda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paroda village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Salcete
Pincode	403714
Area (hectares)	384 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	295
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,102
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paroda compares

By the 2011 count Paroda is the 31st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Paroda

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

How far is Paroda from other places

Paroda lies about 8.6 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Chandar Goa, about 3.8 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 Paroda
Nearest railway station	Chandar Goa	3.8 km
Nearest town	Curchorem	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salcete	8.6 km
District headquarters	South Goa	8.6 km

Villages closest to Paroda

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.

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Common questions about Paroda

As per the Census of India 2011, Paroda village had a population of 620. That makes it the 31st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Paroda village has 295 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paroda has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Paroda is 403714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paroda covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Paroda is Chandar Goa, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paroda.

Paroda is about 8.6 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paroda is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Chandar Goa is about 3.8 km away. Curchorem is about 6.9 km away. Salcete is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.