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About Vanelim Village

Vanelim is a mid sized village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 858 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanelim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanelim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403708
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 858
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vanelim compares

By the 2011 count Vanelim is the 23rd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Vanelim

Vanelim 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 Vanelim 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 Vanelim from other places

Vanelim lies about 20 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Suravali, about 2.5 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 Vanelim
Nearest railway station Suravali 2.5 km
Nearest town Madgaon 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 20 km
District headquarters South Goa 20 km

Villages closest to Vanelim

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 Vanelim

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanelim village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Vanelim village has 858 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanelim has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Vanelim is 403708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanelim covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Vanelim is Suravali, about 2.5 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 Vanelim.

Vanelim is about 20 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanelim is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Suravali is about 2.5 km away. Madgaon is about 3.3 km away. Salcete is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cana (under 2 km), Adsulim (under 2 km) and Colva (under 2 km).

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

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