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About Potrem Village

Potrem is a small village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 99 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potrem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potrem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 2225 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 99
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potrem compares

By the 2011 count Potrem is the 38th 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 2225 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Potrem

Potrem is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potrem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Potrem from other places

Potrem lies about 20 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kalem, about 12 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 Potrem
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 11 km
Nearest railway station Kalem 12 km
Nearest town Curchorem 16 km
District headquarters South Goa 20 km

Villages closest to Potrem

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 Potrem

As per the Census of India 2011, Potrem village had a population of 201. That makes it the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Potrem village has 99 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potrem has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Potrem covers 2225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Potrem is Kalem, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Potrem.

Potrem is about 20 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potrem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Sanguem is about 11 km away. Kalem is about 12 km away. Curchorem is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tudou (3.7 km), Bati (3.8 km) and Cumbari (4.1 km).

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

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