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About Porteem Village

Porteem is a large village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,320, made up of 1,078 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porteem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porteem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 1335 hectares
Population 2,320
Male Population 1,078
Female Population 1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porteem compares

By the 2011 count Porteem is the 8th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1335 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Porteem

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

Porteem lies about 16 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kalem, about 18 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 Porteem
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 13 km
District headquarters South Goa 16 km
Nearest railway station Kalem 18 km
Nearest town Curchorem 19 km

Villages closest to Porteem

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 Porteem

As per the Census of India 2011, Porteem village had a population of 2,320. That makes it the 8th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Porteem village has 1,078 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porteem has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Porteem covers 1335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Porteem is Kalem, about 18 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 Porteem.

Porteem is about 16 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Porteem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Sanguem is about 13 km away. South Goa is about 16 km away. Kalem 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 Naiquinim (1.7 km), Sigonem (4.2 km) and Viliena (4.8 km).

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

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