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

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Village · Sanguem, South Goa 

# Colem

Colem is a village in Sanguem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403410**. The 2011 Census counted **4,195 people in 995 households**, the 1st largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 4,195people (2011)
- 995households
- 86.0%literacy
- 403410PIN code

## Colem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Colem is 403410.** Colem falls in Sanguem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403410
- Community development blockSanguem
- Census village code626977

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

## How far is Colem from nearby towns?

- Sanguem (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sanguem (nearest town)30 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 Colem?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Colem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn 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
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Colem known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconuts**. Products made here include cane furniture. About 15% of the 3,010 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 Colem

Of every 100 households in Colem in 2011, 96 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Colem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**35%

Tap water ****79%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**64%

Use banking services ****80%**

**74%

Television ****76%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**40%

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

**12%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Colem?

■ Colem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**973

Working population ****40.4%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 80.9% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (3%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 839 (49%) · **■** Marginal 679 (40%)

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

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Colem?403410
- How far is Colem from Margao?45 km by road
- What is the population of Colem?4,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Colem in?South Goa district (Sanguem sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Colem?86.0% (Census 2011)
