About Xelpem Village

Xelpem is a small village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 122 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Xelpem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Xelpem village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Sanguem
Pincode	403703
Area (hectares)	451 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	122
Female Population	133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Xelpem compares

By the 2011 count Xelpem is the 36th 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 451 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Xelpem

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

Xelpem lies about 11 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 3.1 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 Xelpem
Nearest railway station	Sanvordem Curchorem	3.1 km
Nearest town	Curchorem	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sanguem	7.7 km
District headquarters	South Goa	11 km

Villages closest to Xelpem

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.

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Common questions about Xelpem

As per the Census of India 2011, Xelpem village had a population of 255. That makes it the 36th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Xelpem village has 122 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Xelpem has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Xelpem is 403703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Xelpem covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Xelpem is Sanvordem Curchorem, about 3.1 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 Xelpem.

Xelpem is about 11 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Xelpem is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Sanvordem Curchorem is about 3.1 km away. Curchorem is about 3.1 km away. Sanguem is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.