# Poroscodem Village, Pernem, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Pernem, North Goa 

# Poroscodem

Poroscodem is a village in Pernem sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403512**. The 2011 Census counted **675 people in 167 households**, the 19th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 675people (2011)
- 167households
- 88.5%literacy
- 403512PIN code

## Poroscodem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poroscodem is 403512.** Poroscodem falls in Pernem sub-district, North Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403512
- Community development blockPernem
- Census village code626640

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

## How far is Poroscodem from nearby towns?

- Pernem (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)46 km by road
- Pernem (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 Poroscodem?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Poroscodem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pernem
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pernem Rural
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tuem
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Poroscodem known for?

The main crops are **rice, chillies and cashew nuts**. Products made here include country liquor. About 61% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Poroscodem

Of every 100 households in Poroscodem in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Poroscodem · ■ Pernem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**38%

Tap water ****83%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**48%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****86%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**10%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Poroscodem?

■ Poroscodem · ■ Pernem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****487**

**924

Working population ****28.9%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 82.8% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (85%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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 Pernem

- Chandel1,152 people
- Uguem1,133 people
- Mopa1,082 people
- Chopdem974 people
- Tamboxem591 people
- Amberem341 people
- Casnem319 people
- Tiracol205 people

[All 23 villages in Pernem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/pernem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poroscodem?403512
- How far is Poroscodem from Panaji?46 km by road
- What is the population of Poroscodem?675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poroscodem in?North Goa district (Pernem sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Poroscodem?88.5% (Census 2011)