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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 626752
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population
- 7,544
- Households
- 1,728
- Literacy rate
- 81.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1005 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,878
Census 2011 · in context
How Maem compares
By population, Maem ranks #1 of 22 villages in Bicholim mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
81.2%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Maem
- 81.2%
- Bicholim mandal
- 79.1%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
+31 vs mandal average
- Maem
- 1,005
- Bicholim mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Maem
- 4.4
- Bicholim mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maem at a glance
Maem is a village of 7,544 people in 1,728 households (Census 2011) in Bicholim taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the largest of 22 villages in Bicholim taluka. Literacy is 81%, 2 points above the taluka average of 79% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 403504, served by Bicholim post office; the LGD village code is 626752. The population is estimated at 8,894 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maem
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 9
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BICHOLIM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 2,104.07
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 92
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Maem
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Maem
- LGD code
- 626752
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,544
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,894
- Households
- 1,728
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1005
- Literacy rate
- 81.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mayem
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Block / Mandal
- Bicholim
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 403504
Other villages in Bicholim mandal
View all 30 →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)