# Cotombi Village, Bicholim, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bicholim, North Goa 

# Cotombi

Cotombi is a village in Bicholim sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403505**. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 128 households**, the 20th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.8%.

- 591people (2011)
- 128households
- 93.0%literacy
- 403505PIN code

## Cotombi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cotombi is 403505.** Cotombi falls in Bicholim sub-district, North Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403505
- Community development blockBicholim
- Census village code626760

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Cotombi from nearby towns?

- Bicholim (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)39 km by road
- Sanquelim (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Cotombi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Cotombi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sanquelim
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sanquelim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bicholim
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Cotombi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include iron ore. About 28% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Cotombi

Of every 100 households in Cotombi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 29 a car.

■ Cotombi · ■ Bicholim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**37%

Tap water ****84%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**39%

Use banking services ****91%**

**77%

Television ****79%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****29%**

**14%

None of these assets ****2%**

**10%

Own their home ****75%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Cotombi?

■ Cotombi · ■ Bicholim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**87.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**986

Working population ****38.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 88.5% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 122 (53%) · **■** Marginal 90 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bicholim

- Adwalpale1,412 people
- Mencurem1,381 people
- Vainguinim706 people
- Ona685 people
- Aturli467 people
- Dumacem296 people

[All 22 villages in Bicholim](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/bicholim/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cotombi?403505
- How far is Cotombi from Panaji?39 km by road
- What is the population of Cotombi?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cotombi in?North Goa district (Bicholim sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Cotombi?93.0% (Census 2011)
