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About Naiquinim Village

Naiquinim is a small village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 120 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naiquinim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naiquinim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 582 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 120
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naiquinim compares

By the 2011 count Naiquinim is the 37th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 582 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Naiquinim

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

Naiquinim lies about 17 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kalem, about 17 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 Naiquinim
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 13 km
District headquarters South Goa 17 km
Nearest railway station Kalem 17 km
Nearest town Curchorem 18 km

Villages closest to Naiquinim

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 Naiquinim

As per the Census of India 2011, Naiquinim village had a population of 252. That makes it the 37th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Naiquinim village has 120 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naiquinim has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Naiquinim covers 582 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Naiquinim is Kalem, about 17 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 Naiquinim.

Naiquinim is about 17 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naiquinim is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Sanguem is about 13 km away. South Goa is about 17 km away. Kalem is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Porteem (1.7 km), Viliena (3.1 km) and Sigonem (3.8 km).

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

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