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About Sarzora Village

Sarzora is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,270, made up of 1,000 males and 1,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,270 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarzora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarzora village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403715
Area (hectares) 769 hectares
Population 2,270
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 1,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,270
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarzora compares

By the 2011 count Sarzora is the 16th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 769 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Sarzora

Sarzora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarzora 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarzora from other places

Sarzora lies about 9.9 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 5.9 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 Sarzora
Nearest railway station Sanjuje-Da-Areyal 5.9 km
Nearest town Madgaon 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 9.9 km
District headquarters South Goa 9.9 km

Villages closest to Sarzora

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 Sarzora

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarzora village had a population of 2,270. That makes it the 16th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Sarzora village has 1,000 males and 1,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarzora has about 1270 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Sarzora is 403715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarzora covers 769 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarzora is Sanjuje-Da-Areyal, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarzora.

Sarzora is about 9.9 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarzora is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Sanjuje-Da-Areyal is about 5.9 km away. Madgaon is about 8.2 km away. Salcete is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dramapur (2.1 km), Chinchinim (2.5 km) and Sirlim (2.9 km).

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

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