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About Colomba Village

Colomba is a mid sized village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 949 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1829 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Colomba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Colomba village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 1829 hectares
Population 1,831
Male Population 949
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Colomba compares

By the 2011 count Colomba is the 10th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1829 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Colomba

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

How far is Colomba from other places

Colomba lies about 8.4 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 14 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 Colomba
District headquarters South Goa 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Balli 14 km
Nearest town Curchorem 14 km

Villages closest to Colomba

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 Colomba

As per the Census of India 2011, Colomba village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 10th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Colomba village has 949 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Colomba has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Colomba is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Colomba covers 1829 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Colomba is Balli, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Colomba is about 8.4 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Colomba is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 8.4 km away. Sanguem is about 9.5 km away. Balli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Curpem (2.4 km), Curdi (4.9 km) and Rivona (5.6 km).

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

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