# Vagurbem Village, Ponda, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Ponda, North Goa 

# Vagurbem

Vagurbem is a village in Ponda sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403401**. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 116 households**, the 19th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 527people (2011)
- 116households
- 90.6%literacy
- 403401PIN code

## Vagurbem PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code403401
- Community development blockPonda
- Census village code626851

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

## How far is Vagurbem from nearby towns?

- Ponda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)32 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 Vagurbem?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Vagurbem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Candola C T
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandora C T
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bandora C T
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Vagurbem known for?

The main crops are **rice and coconuts**. About 34% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Vagurbem

Of every 100 households in Vagurbem in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Vagurbem · ■ Ponda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**24%

Tap water ****96%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**38%

Use banking services ****97%**

**81%

Television ****77%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****25%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**15%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Vagurbem?

■ Vagurbem · ■ Ponda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**921

Working population ****45.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 85.2% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 19 (8%) · **■** Other work 159 (66%) · **■** Marginal 24 (10%)

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

- Betqui1,707 people
- Adcolna1,688 people
- Cuncoliem1,385 people
- Codar733 people
- Vadi506 people
- Gangem473 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 Vagurbem?403401
- How far is Vagurbem from Panaji?32 km by road
- What is the population of Vagurbem?527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vagurbem in?North Goa district (Ponda sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Vagurbem?90.6% (Census 2011)