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

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Village · Ponda, North Goa 

# Gangem

Gangem is a village in Ponda sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403401**. The 2011 Census counted **473 people in 112 households**, the 21st largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 473people (2011)
- 112households
- 85.3%literacy
- 403401PIN code

## Gangem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangem is 403401.** Gangem falls in Ponda sub-district, North Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403401
- Community development blockPonda
- Census village code626852

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

## How far is Gangem from nearby towns?

- Ponda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ponda (nearest town)20 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 Gangem?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gangem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Usgao C T
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandora C T
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bandora C T
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Gangem known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and cashew nuts**. About 10% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Gangem

Of every 100 households in Gangem in 2011, 98 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Gangem · ■ Ponda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**24%

Tap water ****98%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**38%

Use banking services ****91%**

**81%

Television ****81%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**15%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Gangem?

■ Gangem · ■ Ponda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**921

Working population ****41.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 79.8% for women. 63% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 146 (75%) · **■** Marginal 21 (11%)

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

- Cuncoliem1,385 people
- Codar733 people
- Vagurbem527 people
- Vadi506 people
- Conxem186 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangem?403401
- How far is Gangem from Panaji?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gangem?473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangem in?North Goa district (Ponda sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Gangem?85.3% (Census 2011)