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About Calem Village

Calem is a large village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,683, made up of 1,316 males and 1,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3575 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Calem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Calem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 3575 hectares
Population 2,683
Male Population 1,316
Female Population 1,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Calem compares

By the 2011 count Calem is the 6th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 3575 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Calem

Calem 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 Calem 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Calem from other places

Calem lies about 20 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kalem, 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 Calem
Nearest railway station Kalem under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 7.8 km
Nearest town Curchorem 8.6 km
District headquarters South Goa 20 km

Villages closest to Calem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sanguem 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 Calem

As per the Census of India 2011, Calem village had a population of 2,683. That makes it the 6th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Calem village has 1,316 males and 1,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Calem has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Calem is 403704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Calem covers 3575 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Calem falls under Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Calem is Kalem, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Calem.

Calem 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.

Calem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Kalem is about under 2 km away. Sanguem is about 7.8 km away. Curchorem is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudal (1.9 km), Cormonem (3.3 km) and Maulinguem (4.2 km).

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

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