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About Vichundrem Village

Vichundrem is a mid sized village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 382 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 911 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vichundrem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vichundrem village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 911 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 382
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vichundrem compares

By the 2011 count Vichundrem is the 24th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 911 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Vichundrem

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

Vichundrem lies about 14 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Canacona, 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 Vichundrem
District headquarters South Goa 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 16 km
Nearest railway station Canacona 18 km
Nearest town Curchorem 21 km

Villages closest to Vichundrem

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 Vichundrem

As per the Census of India 2011, Vichundrem village had a population of 775. That makes it the 24th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Vichundrem village has 382 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vichundrem has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Vichundrem covers 911 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vichundrem is Canacona, 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 Vichundrem.

Vichundrem is about 14 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vichundrem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 14 km away. Sanguem is about 16 km away. Canacona 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 Nundem (2.7 km), Netorli (3.5 km) and Curpem (5.6 km).

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

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