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- LGD code
- 626756
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population
- 2,643
- Households
- 600
- Literacy rate
- 80.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1041 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 990
- Distance to district centre
- 4 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 1 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 15 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 408 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karmali · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Srujan Polyclinic · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Piligao compares
By population, Piligao ranks #10 of 22 villages in Bicholim mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.3%
+1.2% vs mandal average
- Piligao
- 80.3%
- Bicholim mandal
- 79.1%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
+67 vs mandal average
- Piligao
- 1,041
- Bicholim mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Piligao
- 4.4
- Bicholim mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Piligao at a glance
Piligao is a village of 2,643 people in 600 households (Census 2011) in Bicholim taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 10th-largest of 22 villages in Bicholim taluka. Literacy is 80%, 1 points above the taluka average of 79% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. It lies 4 km from the North Goa district centre, 27 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 8 km from Karmali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403504, served by Bicholim post office; the LGD village code is 626756. The nearest hospital or health centre is Srujan Polyclinic, 4 km away. The population is estimated at 3,116 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Piligao
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 4
- 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
- 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
- BICHOLIM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 818.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Piligao
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Piligao
- LGD code
- 626756
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,643
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,116
- Households
- 600
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1041
- Literacy rate
- 80.3%
- Coordinates
- 15.55337°N, 73.95127°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mayem
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Block / Mandal
- Bicholim
Getting there
How to reach Piligao
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji15 kmcapital
- Mumbai408 km
- Bengaluru486 km
- Hyderabad525 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarmali8 km
- Bus stopPiedade to Ribandar Ferry6 km
- Hospital / PHCSrujan Polyclinic4 km
- ATM / bankICICI Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpGovekar4 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa15 km
- Police stationRTO Office Bicholim4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Piligao
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 403504
Villages near Piligao
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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)