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About Darbandora Village

Darbandora is a large village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,991, made up of 1,493 males and 1,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darbandora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darbandora village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403406
Area (hectares) 4458 hectares
Population 2,991
Male Population 1,493
Female Population 1,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darbandora compares

By the 2011 count Darbandora is the 5th 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 4458 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Darbandora

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

Darbandora lies about 27 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kalem, about 13 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 Darbandora
Nearest town Ponda 12 km
Nearest railway station Kalem 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 18 km
District headquarters South Goa 27 km

Villages closest to Darbandora

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 Darbandora

As per the Census of India 2011, Darbandora village had a population of 2,991. That makes it the 5th 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.

Darbandora village has 1,493 males and 1,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darbandora has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Darbandora is 403406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darbandora covers 4458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Darbandora is Kalem, about 13 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 Darbandora.

Darbandora 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.

Darbandora is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Ponda is about 12 km away. Kalem is about 13 km away. Sanguem is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Codli (3.9 km), Piliem (4.4 km) and Aglote (5.0 km).

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

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