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- LGD code
- 626988
- Pincode
- 403704
- Post office
- Sanguem
- Population
- 2,683
- Households
- 574
- Literacy rate
- 75.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1039 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 911
- Distance to district centre
- 15 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 44 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 443 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kalem · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Parekh Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Calem compares
By population, Calem ranks #2 of 35 villages in Sanguem mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.8%
+3.1% vs mandal average
- Calem
- 75.8%
- Sanguem mandal
- 72.7%
- South Goa district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,039
+28 vs mandal average
- Calem
- 1,039
- Sanguem mandal
- 1,011
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Calem
- 4.7
- Sanguem mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Calem at a glance
Calem is a village of 2,683 people in 574 households (Census 2011) in Sanguem taluka, South Goa district, Goa, the 2nd-largest of 35 villages in Sanguem taluka. Literacy is 76%, 3 points above the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,039 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the South Goa district centre, 17 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, under 1 km from Kalem railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403704, served by Sanguem post office; the LGD village code is 626988. The nearest hospital or health centre is Parekh Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Sanguem assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subhash Uttam Phal Dessai. The population is estimated at 3,163 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Calem
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SANGUEM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 3,575
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 35
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,703.3
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Calem
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Key facts — Calem
- LGD code
- 626988
- Pincode
- 403704
- Post office
- Sanguem
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,683
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,163
- Households
- 574
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1039
- Literacy rate
- 75.8%
- Coordinates
- 15.29214°N, 74.18366°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- South Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanguem
- Member of Parliament
- Viriato Fernandes
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Subhash Uttam Phal Dessai
- Block / Mandal
- Sanguem
- Nearest railway station
- Kalem (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Calem
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji44 kmcapital
- Mumbai443 km
- Bengaluru449 km
- Hyderabad515 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKalem<1 km
- Bus stopSavargal5 km
- Hospital / PHCParekh Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum5 km
- CollegeRosary College of Commerce & Arts24 km
- Police stationQuepem Police Station15 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Kalemunder 1 km
Same pincode
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View all 36 →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)