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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 626759
- Pincode
- 403505
- Post office
- Sanquelim
- Population
- 2,703
- Households
- 611
- Literacy rate
- 79.5%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 983
- Distance to district centre
- 10 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 20 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 412 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karmali · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Suresh Amonkar · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Navelim compares
By population, Navelim ranks #9 of 22 villages in Bicholim mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.5%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Navelim
- 79.5%
- Bicholim mandal
- 79.1%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−25 vs mandal average
- Navelim
- 949
- Bicholim mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Navelim
- 4.4
- Bicholim mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Navelim at a glance
Navelim is a village of 2,703 people in 611 households (Census 2011) in Bicholim taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 9th-largest of 22 villages in Bicholim taluka. Literacy is 80%, about the same as the taluka average of 79% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the North Goa district centre, 23 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 10 km from Karmali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403505, served by Sanquelim post office; the LGD village code is 626759. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Suresh Amonkar, 3 km away. The population is estimated at 3,187 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Navelim →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navelim · this village | 2,703 | 80% | — |
| Cudnem · Bicholim | 3,308 | 80% | 1.6 km N |
| Amona · Quepem | — | — | 2.6 km W |
| Amone · Bicholim | 2,963 | 82% | 2.6 km W |
| Virdi · Bicholim | — | — | 2.8 km NW |
| Maulinguem South · Bicholim | — | — | 3 km N |
| Maulinguem-North · Bicholim | 1,457 | 71% | 3 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Navelim
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SANQUELIM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,088.73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 140
- Forest area (ha)
- 40
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Navelim
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Navelim
- LGD code
- 626759
- Pincode
- 403505
- Post office
- Sanquelim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,703
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,187
- Households
- 611
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 79.5%
- Coordinates
- 15.53007°N, 74.00735°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mayem
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Block / Mandal
- Bicholim
Getting there
How to reach Navelim
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji20 kmcapital
- Mumbai412 km
- Bengaluru480 km
- Hyderabad520 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarmali10 km
- Bus stopMangueshi10 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Suresh Amonkar3 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India3 km
- Petrol pumpShree Swami Samarth, Amona Gas Station2 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa12 km
- Police stationRTO Office Bicholim9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Navelim
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 403505
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Other villages named Navelim
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Villages near Navelim
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, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)