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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 626662
- Pincode
- 403517
- Post office
- Siolim
- Population
- 2,794
- Households
- 633
- Literacy rate
- 85.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1102 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 891
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 17 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 394 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pernem · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Thera Nirvana Integrated Medical And Wellness Centre · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Oxel compares
By population, Oxel ranks #13 of 28 villages in Bardez mandal.
Literacy rate
%
85.1%
+2.0% vs mandal average
- Oxel
- 85.1%
- Bardez mandal
- 83.1%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,102
+104 vs mandal average
- Oxel
- 1,102
- Bardez mandal
- 998
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Oxel
- 4.4
- Bardez mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Oxel at a glance
Oxel is a village of 2,794 people in 633 households (Census 2011) in Bardez taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 13th-largest of 28 villages in Bardez taluka. Literacy is 85%, 2 points above the taluka average of 83% and the sex ratio is 1,102 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the North Goa district centre, 44 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 9 km from Pernem railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403517, served by Siolim post office; the LGD village code is 626662. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre, bank, post office. The village votes in Aldona assembly constituency, represented by MLA Carlos Alvares Ferreira. The population is estimated at 3,294 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Oxel
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAPUSA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 340.58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Oxel
- LGD code
- 626662
- Pincode
- 403517
- Post office
- Siolim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,794
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,294
- Households
- 633
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1102
- Literacy rate
- 85.1%
- Coordinates
- 15.63609°N, 73.77392°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Aldona
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Carlos Alvares Ferreira
- Block / Mandal
- Bardez
- Nearest PHC
- Thera Nirvana Integrated Medical And Wellness Centre (0.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Oxel
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji17 kmcapital
- Mumbai394 km
- Bengaluru507 km
- Hyderabad539 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPernem9 km
- Bus stopSiolim Fish Market1 km
- Hospital / PHCThera Nirvana Integrated Medical And Wellness Centre<1 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpD’cruz Fuel Centre1 km
- CollegeSPK College30 km
- Police stationMandrem Police Station8 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Siolim Fish Market1.1 km
- Health centre
- Thera Nirvana Integrated Medical And Wellness Centreunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Oxel
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sri Dev Bhavani Rampurush DevasthanTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Devi Mahakali Kumbaleshwar DevasthanTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Kalika Kumbaleshwar Parannath PrasannaTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕ram mandirTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kalika TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Bhraman templeTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Satyanarayan TempleTemple1.0 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Siddeshwar PrasannaTemple1.0 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Oxel
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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View all 45+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)