About Curpem Village

Curpem is a mid sized village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 497 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1056 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Curpem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Curpem village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Sanguem
Pincode	403704
Area (hectares)	1056 hectares
Population	886
Male Population	497
Female Population	389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	783
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Curpem compares

By the 2011 count Curpem is the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1056 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Curpem

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

How far is Curpem from other places

Curpem lies about 11 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 16 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 Curpem
District headquarters	South Goa	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sanguem	11 km
Nearest railway station	Balli	16 km
Nearest town	Curchorem	16 km

Villages closest to Curpem

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 Curpem

As per the Census of India 2011, Curpem village had a population of 886. That makes it the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Curpem village has 497 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Curpem has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Curpem covers 1056 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Curpem is Balli, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Curpem.

Curpem is about 11 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Curpem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 11 km away. Sanguem is about 11 km away. Balli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.