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- LGD code
- 626753
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population
- 706
- Households
- 156
- Literacy rate
- 86.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1035 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 239
- Distance to district centre
- 2 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 12 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 405 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thivim · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Suyog Clinic · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vainguinim compares
By population, Vainguinim ranks #18 of 22 villages in Bicholim mandal.
Literacy rate
%
86.8%
+7.7% vs mandal average
- Vainguinim
- 86.8%
- Bicholim mandal
- 79.1%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,035
+61 vs mandal average
- Vainguinim
- 1,035
- Bicholim mandal
- 974
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Vainguinim
- 4.5
- Bicholim mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vainguinim at a glance
Vainguinim is a village of 706 people in 156 households (Census 2011) in Bicholim taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 18th-largest of 22 villages in Bicholim taluka. Literacy is 87%, 8 points above the taluka average of 79% and the sex ratio is 1,035 women per 1,000 men. It lies 2 km from the North Goa district centre, 30 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 8 km from Thivim railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403504, served by Bicholim post office; the LGD village code is 626753. The nearest hospital or health centre is Suyog Clinic, 4 km away. The population is estimated at 832 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vainguinim
- 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)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 37
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 67.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vainguinim
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Key facts — Vainguinim
- LGD code
- 626753
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 706
- Population (projected 2026)
- 832
- Households
- 156
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1035
- Literacy rate
- 86.8%
- Coordinates
- 15.56783°N, 73.90807°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mayem
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Block / Mandal
- Bicholim
Getting there
How to reach Vainguinim
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji12 kmcapital
- Mumbai405 km
- Bengaluru491 km
- Hyderabad528 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThivim8 km
- Bus stopPiedade to Ribandar Ferry4 km
- Hospital / PHCSuyog Clinic4 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank4 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump - S G Naik5 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa18 km
- Police stationRTO Office Bicholim5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vainguinim
2 Churchs, 6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vainguinim
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- 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)