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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 626712
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population
- 487
- Households
- 119
- Literacy rate
- 84.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1038 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 144
- Distance to district centre
- 3 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 12 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 407 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karmali · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr Caeiros Bichollm Polyclinic · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Naroa compares
By population, Naroa ranks #17 of 22 villages in Tiswadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.4%
+4.0% vs mandal average
- Naroa
- 84.4%
- Tiswadi mandal
- 80.4%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,038
+4 vs mandal average
- Naroa
- 1,038
- Tiswadi mandal
- 1,034
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Naroa
- 4.1
- Tiswadi mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Naroa at a glance
Naroa is a village of 487 people in 119 households (Census 2011) in Tiswadi taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 17th-largest of 22 villages in Tiswadi taluka. Literacy is 84%, 4 points above the taluka average of 80% and the sex ratio is 1,038 women per 1,000 men. It lies 3 km from the North Goa district centre, 28 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 7 km from Karmali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403504, served by Bicholim post office; the LGD village code is 626712. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr Caeiros Bichollm Polyclinic, 5 km away. The village votes in St. Andre assembly constituency, represented by MLA Viresh Mukesh Borkar. The population is estimated at 574 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Naroa
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- No
- 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
- PANAJI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 100.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Naroa
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Key facts — Naroa
- LGD code
- 626712
- Pincode
- 403504
- Post office
- Bicholim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 487
- Population (projected 2026)
- 574
- Households
- 119
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1038
- Literacy rate
- 84.4%
- Coordinates
- 15.55200°N, 73.92365°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- St. Andre
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Viresh Mukesh Borkar
- Block / Mandal
- Tiswadi
Getting there
How to reach Naroa
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji12 kmcapital
- Mumbai407 km
- Bengaluru489 km
- Hyderabad528 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarmali7 km
- Bus stopPiedade to Ribandar Ferry3 km
- Hospital / PHCDr Caeiros Bichollm Polyclinic5 km
- ATM / bankICICI Bank3 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump - S G Naik5 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa15 km
- Police stationRTO Office Bicholim5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Naroa
2 Churchs, 6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Villages near Naroa
Other villages in Tiswadi mandal
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- Batim
- Neura-O-Grande
- Azossim
- Navelim
- Talaulim
- Neura-O-Pequeno
- Gancim
- Goalim-Moula
- Gandaulim
- Caraim
- Capao
- Ambarim
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- Calapor (Ct)
- Chimbel (Ct)
- Corlim (Ct)
- Cujira (Og)
- Cumbarjua (Ct)
- Durgavado
- Goa-Velha
- Jua (Ct)
- Mercurim (Ct)
- Morambi-O-Grande (Merces)
- Morambi-O-Pequeno (Merces)
- Murda (Ct)
- Panaji
- Panelim (Og)
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)