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About Sangod Village

Sangod is a mid sized village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 557 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangod village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403410
Area (hectares) 1603 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 557
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangod compares

By the 2011 count Sangod is the 19th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1603 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sangod

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

Sangod lies about 26 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kulem, about 6.5 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 Sangod
Nearest railway station Kulem 6.5 km
Nearest town Curchorem 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 15 km
District headquarters South Goa 26 km

Villages closest to Sangod

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 Sangod

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangod village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 19th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Sangod village has 557 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangod has about 944 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 Sangod is 403410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangod covers 1603 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangod is Kulem, about 6.5 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 Sangod.

Sangod is about 26 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangod is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Kulem is about 6.5 km away. Curchorem is about 13 km away. Sanguem is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sigao (3.0 km), Molem (4.7 km) and Cormonem (4.9 km).

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

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