About Colem Village

Colem is a large village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,195, made up of 2,092 males and 2,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3010 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Colem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Colem village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Sanguem
Pincode	403410
Area (hectares)	3010 hectares
Population	4,195
Male Population	2,092
Female Population	2,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Colem compares

By the 2011 count Colem is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 3010 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Colem

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

Colem lies about 27 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kulem, 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 Colem
Nearest railway station	Kulem	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sanguem	15 km
Nearest town	Curchorem	17 km
District headquarters	South Goa	27 km

Villages closest to Colem

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.

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Common questions about Colem

As per the Census of India 2011, Colem village had a population of 4,195. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Colem village has 2,092 males and 2,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Colem has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Colem is 403410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Colem covers 3010 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Colem is Kulem, about under 2 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 Colem.

Colem is about 27 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Colem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Kulem is about under 2 km away. Sanguem is about 15 km away. Curchorem is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.