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About Verlem Village

Verlem is a mid sized village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 268 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Verlem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Verlem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403702
Area (hectares) 5413 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 268
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Verlem compares

By the 2011 count Verlem is the 28th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 5413 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, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Verlem

Verlem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Verlem as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Verlem from other places

Verlem lies about 23 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Loliem, about 21 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 Verlem
Nearest railway station Loliem 21 km
District headquarters South Goa 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 23 km
Nearest town Curchorem 28 km

Villages closest to Verlem

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 Verlem

As per the Census of India 2011, Verlem village had a population of 568. That makes it the 28th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Verlem village has 268 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Verlem has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Verlem is 403702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Verlem covers 5413 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Verlem is Loliem, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Verlem.

Verlem is about 23 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Verlem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Loliem is about 21 km away. South Goa is about 23 km away. Sanguem is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Netorli (5.3 km), Nundem (5.5 km) and Sigonem (7.9 km).

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

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