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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 626959
- Pincode
- 403703
- Post office
- Cuncolim
- Population
- 268
- Households
- 50
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Sex ratio
- 811 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 125
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 50 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 449 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balli · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- 5 Elements Clinic · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Padi compares
By population, Padi ranks #31 of 35 villages in Quepem mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.4%
−10.7% vs mandal average
- Padi
- 60.4%
- Quepem mandal
- 71.1%
- South Goa district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
811
−185 vs mandal average
- Padi
- 811
- Quepem mandal
- 996
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Padi
- 5.4
- Quepem mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Padi at a glance
Padi is a village of 268 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Quepem taluka, South Goa district, Goa, the 31st-largest of 35 villages in Quepem taluka. Literacy is 60%, 11 points below the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 811 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the South Goa district centre, 11 km from Cuncolim, the nearest town, 7 km from Balli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403703, served by Cuncolim post office; the LGD village code is 626959. The nearest hospital or health centre is 5 Elements Clinic, 9 km away. The village votes in Quepem assembly constituency, represented by MLA Altone D Costa. The population is estimated at 316 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Padi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CUNCOLIM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 1,095
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 692.3
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Padi
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Key facts — Padi
- LGD code
- 626959
- Pincode
- 403703
- Post office
- Cuncolim
- Population (Census 2011)
- 268
- Population (projected 2026)
- 316
- Households
- 50
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 811
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Coordinates
- 15.08976°N, 74.04541°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- South Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Quepem
- Member of Parliament
- Viriato Fernandes
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Altone D Costa
- Block / Mandal
- Quepem
Getting there
How to reach Padi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji50 kmcapital
- Bengaluru449 km
- Mumbai460 km
- Hyderabad538 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBalli7 km
- Bus stopPalolem9 km
- Hospital / PHC5 Elements Clinic9 km
- ATM / bankState Bank9 km
- Petrol pumpHP Aryadurga's Station7 km
- CollegeRosary College of Commerce & Arts20 km
- Police stationPolice Outpost Agonda7 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Padi
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Hanuman templeTemple4.6 km ↗
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- 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)