# Boma Village, Ponda, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Ponda, North Goa 

# Boma

Boma is a village in Ponda sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403107**. The 2011 Census counted **2,807 people in 653 households**, the 9th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 2,807people (2011)
- 653households
- 85.8%literacy
- 403107PIN code

## Boma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Boma is 403107.** Boma falls in Ponda sub-district, North Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403107
- Community development blockPonda
- Census village code626848

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

## How far is Boma from nearby towns?

- Ponda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)16 km by road
- Ponda (nearest town)12 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 Boma?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Boma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bandora C T
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Candola C T
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bandora C T
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Boma known for?

The main crops are **fruits, cashew nuts and betalnut**. Products made here include country liquor. About 56% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Boma

Of every 100 households in Boma in 2011, 96 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Boma · ■ Ponda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**24%

Tap water ****87%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**38%

Use banking services ****57%**

**81%

Television ****68%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**15%

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

**7%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 Boma?

■ Boma · ■ Ponda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**921

Working population ****48.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 80.0% for women. 65% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (4%) · **■** Household industry 105 (8%) · **■** Other work 888 (65%) · **■** Marginal 241 (18%)

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 Ponda

- Candepar3,768 people
- Querim3,474 people
- Durbhat3,443 people
- Savoi-Verem3,187 people
- Telaulim2,554 people
- Velinga1,921 people
- Tivrem1,878 people
- Volvoi1,842 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Boma?403107
- How far is Boma from Panaji?16 km by road
- What is the population of Boma?2,807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boma in?North Goa district (Ponda sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Boma?85.8% (Census 2011)
