# Torxem Village, Pernem, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/pernem/torxem/ Village · Pernem, North Goa # Torxem Torxem is a village in Pernem sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403512**. The 2011 Census counted **2,405 people in 553 households**, the 9th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 2,405people (2011) - 553households - 87.4%literacy - 403512PIN code ## Torxem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Torxem is 403512.** Torxem falls in Pernem sub-district, North Goa district, Goa. - PIN code403512 - Community development blockPernem - Census village code626646 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Torxem from nearby towns? - Pernem (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Panaji (district HQ)44 km by road - Pernem (nearest town)13 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 Torxem? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Torxem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pernem - ○Degree college10+ km · Pernem Rural - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tuem - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 12 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 Torxem known for? The main crops are **rice and cashew nuts**. About 58% of the 996 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Torxem Of every 100 households in Torxem in 2011, 95 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Torxem · ■ Pernem rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****63%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **38% Tap water ****65%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **64% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **48% Use banking services ****88%** **89% Television ****61%** **71% Mobile phone ****64%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****30%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **10% None of these assets ****18%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Torxem? ■ Torxem · ■ Pernem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **924 Working population ****33.1%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 82.4% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 339 (43%) · **■** Marginal 317 (40%) 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 - Tuem2,751 people - Pernem2,701 people - Alorna2,651 people - Ibrampur2,429 people - Varconda2,208 people - Ozorim1,669 people - Agarvado1,478 people - Virnora1,386 people [All 23 villages in Pernem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/pernem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Torxem?403512 - How far is Torxem from Panaji?44 km by road - What is the population of Torxem?2,405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Torxem in?North Goa district (Pernem sub-district), Goa - What is the literacy rate of Torxem?87.4% (Census 2011)