# Avedem Village, Quepem, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/quepem/avedem/ Village · Quepem, South Goa # Avedem Avedem is a village in Quepem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403705**. The 2011 Census counted **1,650 people in 420 households**, the 8th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 1,650people (2011) - 420households - 82.3%literacy - 403705PIN code ## Avedem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Avedem is 403705.** Avedem falls in Quepem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa. - PIN code403705 - Community development blockQuepem - Census village code626939 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Avedem from nearby towns? - Quepem (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Margao (district HQ)12 km by road - Quepem (nearest town)3 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 Avedem? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Avedem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paroda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Quepem - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Curchorem-Cacora - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Avedem known for? The main crops are **coconuts**. About 74% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Avedem Of every 100 households in Avedem in 2011, 96 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 25 a car. ■ Avedem · ■ Quepem rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****84%** **64% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **34% Tap water ****78%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **63% Use banking services ****90%** **85% Television ****79%** **61% Mobile phone ****79%** **65% Computer with internet ****9%** **5% Two-wheeler ****60%** **44% Car / jeep / van ****25%** **13% None of these assets ****4%** **11% Own their home ****89%** **92% 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 Avedem? ■ Avedem · ■ Quepem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **79.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1171** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **951 Working population ****36.9%** **43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 79.3% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 337 (55%) · **■** Marginal 153 (25%) 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 Quepem - Barcem2,685 people - Fatorpa2,378 people - Xelvona1,725 people - Adnem1,657 people - Cordem1,617 people - Quitol1,571 people - Molcarnem1,507 people - Assolda1,257 people [All 35 villages in Quepem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/quepem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Avedem?403705 - How far is Avedem from Margao?12 km by road - What is the population of Avedem?1,650 (Census 2011) - Which district is Avedem in?South Goa district (Quepem sub-district), Goa - What is the literacy rate of Avedem?82.3% (Census 2011)