# Gocoldem Village, Quepem, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Quepem, South Goa 

# Gocoldem

Gocoldem is a village in Quepem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403703**. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 110 households**, the 19th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 579people (2011)
- 110households
- 68.3%literacy
- 403703PIN code

## Gocoldem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gocoldem is 403703.** Gocoldem falls in Quepem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403703
- Community development blockQuepem
- Census village code626962

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

## How far is Gocoldem from nearby towns?

- Quepem (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)33 km by road
- Cuncolim (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 Gocoldem?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gocoldem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Cuncolim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Canacona
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Gocoldem known for?

The main crops are **rice, chillies and sugarcane**. Products made here include cashew feni. About 15% of the 1,076 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Gocoldem

Of every 100 households in Gocoldem in 2011, 88 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gocoldem · ■ Quepem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**34%

Tap water ****92%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**63%

Use banking services ****97%**

**85%

Television ****41%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****23%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**13%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gocoldem?

■ Gocoldem · ■ Quepem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**951

Working population ****43.5%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 60.3% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (52%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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

- Cavorem920 people
- Bendordem609 people
- Sulcorna594 people
- Tiloi588 people
- Odar569 people
- Cazur510 people
- Maina505 people
- Naquerim491 people

[All 35 villages in Quepem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/quepem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gocoldem?403703
- How far is Gocoldem from Margao?33 km by road
- What is the population of Gocoldem?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gocoldem in?South Goa district (Quepem sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Gocoldem?68.3% (Census 2011)