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

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Village · Bicholim, North Goa 

# Sirigao

Sirigao is a village in Bicholim sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,617 people in 361 households**, the 14th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.8%.

- 1,617people (2011)
- 361households
- 91.8%literacy
- 403503PIN code

## Sirigao PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sirigao is 403503.** Sirigao falls in Bicholim sub-district, North Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403503
- Community development blockBicholim
- Census village code626746

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

## How far is Sirigao from nearby towns?

- Bicholim (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bicholim (nearest town)8 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 Sirigao?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mulgao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sanquelim
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bicholim
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Sirigao known for?

Products made here include still grills and iron ore. About 10% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Sirigao

Of every 100 households in Sirigao in 2011, 99 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Sirigao · ■ Bicholim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**37%

Tap water ****96%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**39%

Use banking services ****95%**

**77%

Television ****83%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**14%

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

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sirigao?

■ Sirigao · ■ Bicholim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**87.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**986

Working population ****32.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 86.4% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 417 (79%) · **■** Marginal 72 (14%)

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

- Piligao2,643 people
- Velguem2,617 people
- Curchirem2,043 people
- Naroa1,897 people
- Maulinguem North1,457 people
- Adwalpale1,412 people
- Mencurem1,381 people
- Vainguinim706 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sirigao?403503
- How far is Sirigao from Panaji?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sirigao?1,617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirigao in?North Goa district (Bicholim sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Sirigao?91.8% (Census 2011)
