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About Uguem Village

Uguem is a large village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,557, made up of 1,248 males and 1,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1675 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uguem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uguem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 1675 hectares
Population 2,557
Male Population 1,248
Female Population 1,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Uguem compares

By the 2011 count Uguem is the 7th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1675 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Uguem

Uguem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uguem 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uguem from other places

Uguem lies about 12 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 8.2 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 Uguem
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 2.1 km
Nearest town Curchorem 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Sanvordem Curchorem 8.2 km
District headquarters South Goa 12 km

Villages closest to Uguem

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 Uguem

As per the Census of India 2011, Uguem village had a population of 2,557. That makes it the 7th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Uguem village has 1,248 males and 1,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uguem has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Uguem covers 1675 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Uguem is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Uguem.

Uguem is about 12 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uguem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Sanguem is about 2.1 km away. Curchorem is about 8.1 km away. Sanvordem Curchorem is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muguli (1.9 km), Salauli (3.1 km) and Costi (3.7 km).

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

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