About Piliem Village

Piliem is a large village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,058, made up of 2,097 males and 1,961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piliem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piliem village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Sanguem
Pincode	403406
Area (hectares)	1201 hectares
Population	4,058
Male Population	2,097
Female Population	1,961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Piliem compares

By the 2011 count Piliem is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1201 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Piliem

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

Piliem lies about 28 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanvordem Curchorem, 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 Piliem
Nearest town	Ponda	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sanvordem Curchorem	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sanguem	21 km
District headquarters	South Goa	28 km

Villages closest to Piliem

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 Piliem

As per the Census of India 2011, Piliem village had a population of 4,058. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Piliem village has 2,097 males and 1,961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piliem has about 935 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 Piliem is 403406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piliem covers 1201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Piliem is Sanvordem Curchorem, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Piliem.

Piliem is about 28 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piliem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Ponda is about 7.4 km away. Sanvordem Curchorem is about 16 km away. Sanguem is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.