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

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Village · Bicholim, North Goa 

# Maem

Maem is a village in Bicholim sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403504**. The 2011 Census counted **7,544 people in 1,728 households**, the 1st largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.8%.

- 7,544people (2011)
- 1,728households
- 89.7%literacy
- 403504PIN code

## Maem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maem is 403504.** Maem falls in Bicholim sub-district, North Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403504
- Community development blockBicholim
- Census village code626752

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

## How far is Maem from nearby towns?

- Bicholim (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bicholim (nearest town)5 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 Maem?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Maem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sanquelim
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bicholim
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Maem known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconuts and cashew nuts**. Products made here include country liquor. About 51% of the 2,104 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Maem

Of every 100 households in Maem in 2011, 95 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Maem · ■ Bicholim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**37%

Tap water ****68%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**39%

Use banking services ****74%**

**77%

Television ****76%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**14%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Maem?

■ Maem · ■ Bicholim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**87.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**986

Working population ****38.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 85.0% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (3%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,964 (68%) · **■** Marginal 520 (18%)

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

- Latambarcem6,722 people
- Mulgao3,892 people
- Surla3,818 people
- Sarvona3,586 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maem?403504
- How far is Maem from Panaji?35 km by road
- What is the population of Maem?7,544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maem in?North Goa district (Bicholim sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Maem?89.7% (Census 2011)
