# Mencurem Village, Bicholim, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Bicholim, North Goa 

# Mencurem

Mencurem is a village in Bicholim sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403513**. The 2011 Census counted **1,381 people in 306 households**, the 17th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.8%.

- 1,381people (2011)
- 306households
- 84.9%literacy
- 403513PIN code

## Mencurem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mencurem is 403513.** Mencurem falls in Bicholim sub-district, North Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403513
- Community development blockBicholim
- Census village code626741

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

## How far is Mencurem from nearby towns?

- Bicholim (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bicholim (nearest town)25 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 Mencurem?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Mencurem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pirna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mapusa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bicholim
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river 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 Mencurem known for?

The main crops are **banana, rice and coconuts**. About 43% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Mencurem

Of every 100 households in Mencurem in 2011, 97 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Mencurem · ■ Bicholim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**37%

Tap water ****80%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**77%

Television ****79%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**14%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mencurem?

■ Mencurem · ■ Bicholim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**87.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**986

Working population ****41.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 78.3% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 276 (49%) · **■** Marginal 223 (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

- Naroa1,897 people
- Sirigao1,617 people
- Maulinguem North1,457 people
- Adwalpale1,412 people
- Vainguinim706 people
- Ona685 people
- Cotombi591 people
- Aturli467 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mencurem?403513
- How far is Mencurem from Panaji?37 km by road
- What is the population of Mencurem?1,381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mencurem in?North Goa district (Bicholim sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Mencurem?84.9% (Census 2011)