Village · Salcete, South Goa # Paroda Paroda is a village in Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code 403714. The 2011 Census counted 620 people in 151 households, the 31st largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.8%. - 620 people (2011) - 151 households - 89.7% literacy - 403714 PIN code ## Paroda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Paroda is 403714. Paroda falls in Salcete sub-district, South Goa district, Goa. - PIN code 403714 - Community development block Salcete - Census village code 626912 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paroda from nearby towns? - Margao (sub-district HQ) 12 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. ## What facilities are there in Paroda? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Paroda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Margao - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Margao - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paroda known for? The main crops are rice and coconuts. Products made here include wine. About 52% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paroda Of every 100 households in Paroda in 2011, 90 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 79 a two-wheeler and 29 a car. ■ Paroda · ■ Salcete rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 98% - Toilet within the home 90% 87% - No toilet (open defecation) 10% 10% - Tap water 87% 87% - Drinking water within premises 69% 83% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 87% 78% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 8% 17% - Use banking services 99% 91% - Television 87% 84% - Mobile phone 70% 69% - Computer with internet 7% 10% - Two-wheeler 79% 66% - Car / jeep / van 29% 28% - None of these assets 1% 3% - Own their home 96% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paroda? ■ Paroda · ■ Salcete rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.7% 88.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1102 1097 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 952 - Working population 44.8% 33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 86.9% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 9 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 143 (51%) · ■ Marginal 122 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Salcete - Deussua 1,479 people - Sirlim 845 people - Duncolim 748 people - Chandor 707 people - Cana 494 people - Gandaulim 438 people - Gonsua 222 people - Adsulim 214 people All 35 villages in Salcete ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paroda? 403714 - How far is Paroda from Margao? 12 km by road - What is the population of Paroda? 620 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paroda in? South Goa district (Salcete sub-district), Goa - What is the literacy rate of Paroda? 89.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/salcete/paroda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.