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

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Village · Sanguem, South Goa 

# Santona

Santona is a village in Sanguem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **406703**. The 2011 Census counted **1,403 people in 343 households**, the 15th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 1,403people (2011)
- 343households
- 82.2%literacy
- 406703PIN code

## Santona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Santona is 406703.** Santona falls in Sanguem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code406703
- Community development blockSanguem
- Census village code626987

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

## How far is Santona from nearby towns?

- Sanguem (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)28 km by road
- Curchorem-Cacora (nearest town)9 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 Santona?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Santona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Curchorem-Cacora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Quepem
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Curchorem-Cacora
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Santona known for?

The main crops are **coconuts, cashew nuts and arecanuts**. About 24% of the 892 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Santona

Of every 100 households in Santona in 2011, 93 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Santona · ■ Sanguem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**35%

Tap water ****3%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**64%

Use banking services ****56%**

**74%

Television ****56%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**12%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****59%**

**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 Santona?

■ Santona · ■ Sanguem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**973

Working population ****41.1%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 76.8% for women. 64% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 456 (79%) · **■** Marginal 86 (15%)

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

- Aglote1,772 people
- Sigao1,724 people
- Molem1,715 people
- Netorli1,709 people
- Sancordem1,233 people
- Cotarli1,121 people
- Surla1,109 people
- Sangod1,083 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Santona?406703
- How far is Santona from Margao?28 km by road
- What is the population of Santona?1,403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santona in?South Goa district (Sanguem sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Santona?82.2% (Census 2011)