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- LGD code
- 626748
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population
- 685
- Households
- 167
- Literacy rate
- 77.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1039 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 252
- Distance to district centre
- 6 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 15 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 410 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karmali · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Anandi Maternity & Nursing Home · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ona compares
By population, Ona ranks #19 of 22 villages in Bicholim mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.5%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Ona
- 77.5%
- Bicholim mandal
- 79.1%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,039
+65 vs mandal average
- Ona
- 1,039
- Bicholim mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Ona
- 4.1
- Bicholim mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ona at a glance
Ona is a village of 685 people in 167 households (Census 2011) in Bicholim taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 19th-largest of 22 villages in Bicholim taluka. Literacy is 78%, 2 points below the taluka average of 79% and the sex ratio is 1,039 women per 1,000 men. It lies 6 km from the North Goa district centre, 25 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 6 km from Karmali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403504, served by Bicholim post office; the LGD village code is 626748. The nearest hospital or health centre is Anandi Maternity & Nursing Home, 2 km away. The population is estimated at 808 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ona
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BICHOLIM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 189.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ona
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Key facts — Ona
- LGD code
- 626748
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 685
- Population (projected 2026)
- 808
- Households
- 167
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1039
- Literacy rate
- 77.5%
- Coordinates
- 15.53575°N, 73.95901°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mayem
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Block / Mandal
- Bicholim
Getting there
How to reach Ona
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji15 kmcapital
- Mumbai410 km
- Bengaluru485 km
- Hyderabad525 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarmali6 km
- Bus stopOld Goa - Piedade - Naroa6 km
- Hospital / PHCAnandi Maternity & Nursing Home2 km
- ATM / bankIndian Overseas Bank5 km
- Petrol pumpNagesh Mahalaxmi Gas Service2 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa13 km
- Police stationRTO Office Bicholim6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ona
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Shree Shantadurga TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Shree Ravalnath TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪Christ the King MonumentChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Gurudevbharma TempleTemple1.5 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Sateri TempleTemple1.6 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Mahadev TempleTemple2.2 km ↗
- 🛕Shri ShantadurgaTalaulikarin TempleTemple2.5 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Shantadurga Verlenkarin TempleTemple2.6 km ↗
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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, 2026-09-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)