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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 626766
- Pincode
- 403505
- Post office
- Sanquelim
- Population
- 4,190
- Households
- 903
- Literacy rate
- 77.1%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,608
- Distance to district centre
- 11 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 24 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 407 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karmali · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Navnath Bhatikar · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Poriem compares
By population, Poriem ranks #1 of 77 villages in Satari mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
77.1%
+1.7% vs mandal average
- Poriem
- 77.1%
- Satari mandal
- 75.4%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
−42 vs mandal average
- Poriem
- 929
- Satari mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Poriem
- 4.6
- Satari mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Poriem at a glance
Poriem is a village of 4,190 people in 903 households (Census 2011) in Satari taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the largest of 77 villages in Satari taluka. Literacy is 77%, 2 points above the taluka average of 75% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the North Goa district centre, 29 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 15 km from Karmali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403505, served by Sanquelim post office; the LGD village code is 626766. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Navnath Bhatikar, 3 km away. The village votes in Poriem assembly constituency, represented by MLA Deviya Vishwajit Rane. The population is estimated at 4,940 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Poriem
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 6
- 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
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- SANQUELIM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 1,160.19
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 144.61
- Forest area (ha)
- 559
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Poriem
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Poriem
- LGD code
- 626766
- Pincode
- 403505
- Post office
- Sanquelim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,190
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,940
- Households
- 903
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 77.1%
- Coordinates
- 15.58700°N, 74.02865°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Poriem
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Deviya Vishwajit Rane
- Block / Mandal
- Satari
Getting there
How to reach Poriem
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji24 kmcapital
- Mumbai407 km
- Bengaluru482 km
- Hyderabad516 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarmali15 km
- Bus stopHospital Stop13 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Navnath Bhatikar3 km
- ATM / bankATM2 km
- Petrol pumpHP PETROL PUMP - HARE KRISHNA PETROLEUM2 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa19 km
- Police stationRTO Office Bicholim9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Poriem
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Shri Bhumika Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕ISKCON Bhakti Kutir GoaTemple2.2 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Sateri Devi TempleTemple2.9 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Kelbai Devi TempleTemple3.0 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Siddhivinayak TempleTemple3.1 km ↗
- 🛕Brahmarashtroli TempleTemple3.1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Dattatreya MandirTemple3.1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Ghadwash TempleTemple3.1 km ↗
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)