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About Utorda Village

Utorda is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,018, made up of 943 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Utorda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Utorda village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403713
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 2,018
Male Population 943
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Utorda compares

By the 2011 count Utorda is the 20th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Utorda

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

Utorda lies about 26 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Majorda Junction, about 1.8 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 Utorda
Nearest railway station Majorda Junction 1.8 km
Nearest town Sancoale 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 26 km
District headquarters South Goa 26 km

Villages closest to Utorda

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 Utorda

As per the Census of India 2011, Utorda village had a population of 2,018. That makes it the 20th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Utorda village has 943 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Utorda has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1119.

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

Utorda covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Utorda is Majorda Junction, about 1.8 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 Utorda.

Utorda is about 26 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Utorda is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Majorda Junction is about 1.8 km away. Sancoale is about 6.0 km away. Salcete is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majorda (1.7 km), Calata (1.7 km) and Gonsua (1.8 km).

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

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