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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 626676
- Pincode
- 403510
- Post office
- Parra
- Population
- 3,685
- Households
- 858
- Literacy rate
- 80.9%
- Sex ratio
- 950 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,395
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 12 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 400 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thivim · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. P V Naik's Omkar Polyclinic · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Verla compares
By population, Verla ranks #7 of 28 villages in Bardez mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.9%
−2.2% vs mandal average
- Verla
- 80.9%
- Bardez mandal
- 83.1%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
950
−48 vs mandal average
- Verla
- 950
- Bardez mandal
- 998
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Verla
- 4.3
- Bardez mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Verla at a glance
Verla is a village of 3,685 people in 858 households (Census 2011) in Bardez taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 7th-largest of 28 villages in Bardez taluka. Literacy is 81%, 2 points below the taluka average of 83% and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the North Goa district centre, 40 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 11 km from Thivim railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403510, served by Parra post office; the LGD village code is 626676. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Aldona assembly constituency, represented by MLA Carlos Alvares Ferreira. The population is estimated at 4,345 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Verla
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- 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)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 354.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 13.32
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.32
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Verla
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Verla
- LGD code
- 626676
- Pincode
- 403510
- Post office
- Parra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,685
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,345
- Households
- 858
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 950
- Literacy rate
- 80.9%
- Coordinates
- 15.58699°N, 73.78296°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
Getting there
How to reach Verla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji12 kmcapital
- Mumbai400 km
- Bengaluru503 km
- Hyderabad540 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThivim11 km
- Bus stopFondac Arradi<1 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. P V Naik's Omkar Polyclinic2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India2 km
- Petrol pumpCaravalhos HP Petrol Pump3 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa28 km
- Police stationCalangute Police Station5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Fondac Arradiunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Verla
6 Temples, 2 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Rashtroli Narayana DevasthanTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪St. Anthony CHapelChurch1.0 km ↗
- ⛪Holy Cross ChapelChurch1.0 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Shivnagnath Brahmandev PrasannaTemple1.5 km ↗
- 🛕Gateshwar TempleTemple1.8 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Sankleshwar DevasthanTemple1.8 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Audumber Dattatreya PrasannaTemple1.8 km ↗
- 🛕Sti Rashtroli PrasannaTemple1.9 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Verla
6 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
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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, 2026-09-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)