# Piligao Village, Bicholim, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/bicholim/piligao/ Village · Bicholim, North Goa # Piligao Piligao is a village in Bicholim sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403504**. The 2011 Census counted **2,643 people in 600 households**, the 10th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.8%. - 2,643people (2011) - 600households - 88.1%literacy - 403504PIN code ## Piligao PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Piligao is 403504.** Piligao falls in Bicholim sub-district, North Goa district, Goa. - PIN code403504 - Community development blockBicholim - Census village code626756 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piligao from nearby towns? - Bicholim (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Panaji (district HQ)34 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 Piligao? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Piligao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bicholim - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sanquelim - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bicholim - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Piligao known for? The main crops are **coconuts and cashew nuts**. Products made here include country liquor. About 71% of the 818 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Piligao Of every 100 households in Piligao in 2011, 91 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Piligao · ■ Bicholim rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **95% Toilet within the home ****55%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **37% Tap water ****70%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **57% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **39% Use banking services ****88%** **77% Television ****71%** **73% Mobile phone ****69%** **70% Computer with internet ****4%** **6% Two-wheeler ****46%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **14% None of these assets ****15%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Piligao? ■ Piligao · ■ Bicholim rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **87.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **986 Working population ****37.5%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.1% for men and 82.4% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 623 (63%) · **■** Marginal 311 (31%) 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 - Salem3,427 people - Cudnem3,308 people - Amone2,963 people - Navelim2,703 people - Velguem2,617 people - Curchirem2,043 people - Naroa1,897 people - Sirigao1,617 people [All 22 villages in Bicholim](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/bicholim/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Piligao?403504 - How far is Piligao from Panaji?34 km by road - What is the population of Piligao?2,643 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piligao in?North Goa district (Bicholim sub-district), Goa - What is the literacy rate of Piligao?88.1% (Census 2011)