# Calem Village, Sanguem, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Sanguem, South Goa 

# Calem

Calem is a village in Sanguem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,683 people in 574 households**, the 6th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 2,683people (2011)
- 574households
- 84.9%literacy
- 403704PIN code

## Calem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Calem is 403704.** Calem falls in Sanguem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403704
- Community development blockSanguem
- Census village code626988

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

## How far is Calem from nearby towns?

- Sanguem (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)39 km by road
- Sanguem (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 Calem?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Calem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Curchorem-Cacora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Quepem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Curchorem-Cacora
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Calem known for?

The main crops are **cashew nuts**. Products made here include country liquor. About 23% of the 3,575 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Calem

Of every 100 households in Calem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Calem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**35%

Tap water ****31%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**64%

Use banking services ****77%**

**74%

Television ****78%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**12%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****90%**

**83%

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 Calem?

■ Calem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**973

Working population ****34.0%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 78.5% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 623 (68%) · **■** Marginal 157 (17%)

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 Sanguem

- Piliem4,058 people
- Codli3,801 people
- Rivona3,621 people
- Darbandora2,991 people
- Uguem2,557 people
- Porteem2,320 people
- Bati1,933 people
- Colomba1,831 people

[All 51 villages in Sanguem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/sanguem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Calem?403704
- How far is Calem from Margao?39 km by road
- What is the population of Calem?2,683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Calem in?South Goa district (Sanguem sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Calem?84.9% (Census 2011)
