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

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Village · Sanguem, South Goa 

# Porteem

Porteem is a village in Sanguem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,320 people in 561 households**, the 8th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 2,320people (2011)
- 561households
- 76.2%literacy
- 403704PIN code

## Porteem PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code403704
- Community development blockSanguem
- Census village code627011

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

## How far is Porteem 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 Porteem?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Porteem; 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 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanguem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Quepem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Curchorem-Cacora
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Porteem known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane and paddy**. About 24% of the 1,335 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Porteem

Of every 100 households in Porteem in 2011, 88 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Porteem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**35%

Tap water ****95%**

**70%

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

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**64%

Use banking services ****86%**

**74%

Television ****63%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**12%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Porteem?

■ Porteem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**973

Working population ****42.4%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 70.2% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (11%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 276 (28%) · **■** Marginal 477 (49%)

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

- Rivona3,621 people
- Darbandora2,991 people
- Calem2,683 people
- Uguem2,557 people
- Bati1,933 people
- Colomba1,831 people
- Aglote1,772 people
- Sigao1,724 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porteem?403704
- How far is Porteem from Margao?45 km by road
- What is the population of Porteem?2,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porteem in?South Goa district (Sanguem sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Porteem?76.2% (Census 2011)