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- LGD code
- 626860
- Pincode
- 403406
- Post office
- Tisca
- Population
- 733
- Households
- 172
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 302
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 22 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 426 km
- Nearest railway station
- Verna · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ayurvedic and Panchkarma Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Codar compares
By population, Codar ranks #18 of 22 villages in Ponda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.7%
−5.5% vs mandal average
- Codar
- 73.7%
- Ponda mandal
- 79.2%
- South Goa district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+28 vs mandal average
- Codar
- 1,003
- Ponda mandal
- 975
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Codar
- 4.3
- Ponda mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Codar at a glance
Codar is a village of 733 people in 172 households (Census 2011) in Ponda taluka, South Goa district, Goa, the 18th-largest of 22 villages in Ponda taluka. Literacy is 74%, 6 points below the taluka average of 79% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the South Goa district centre, 9 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 11 km from Verna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403406, served by Tisca post office; the LGD village code is 626860. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ayurvedic and Panchkarma Clinic, <1 km away. The village votes in Priol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Govind Shepu Gaude. The population is estimated at 864 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Compare side by side →Key facts — Codar
- LGD code
- 626860
- Pincode
- 403406
- Post office
- Tisca
- Population (Census 2011)
- 733
- Population (projected 2026)
- 864
- Households
- 172
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Coordinates
- 15.40103°N, 74.00640°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Priol
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Govind Shepu Gaude
- Block / Mandal
- Ponda
Getting there
How to reach Codar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji22 kmcapital
- Mumbai426 km
- Bengaluru472 km
- Hyderabad526 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVerna11 km
- Bus stopNational Highway 4A5 km
- Hospital / PHCAyurvedic and Panchkarma Clinic<1 km
- ATM / bankThe Goa State Co-operative Bank Limited<1 km
- Petrol pumpPonda Petrol Pump<1 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa4 km
- Police stationPonda Police Station<1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Codar
6 Temples, 1 Church, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Codar
6 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 403406
Villages near Codar
Other villages in Ponda mandal
View all 31 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)