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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 627013
- Pincode
- 403705
- Post office
- Quepem
- Population
- 1,831
- Households
- 400
- Literacy rate
- 71.8%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 843
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 50 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 445 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balli · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Quepem · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Colomb compares
By population, Colomb ranks #6 of 35 villages in Sanguem mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.8%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Colomb
- 71.8%
- Sanguem mandal
- 72.7%
- South Goa district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
−82 vs mandal average
- Colomb
- 929
- Sanguem mandal
- 1,011
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Colomb
- 4.6
- Sanguem mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Colomb at a glance
Colomb is a village of 1,831 people in 400 households (Census 2011) in Sanguem taluka, South Goa district, Goa, the 6th-largest of 35 villages in Sanguem taluka. Literacy is 72%, about the same as the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the South Goa district centre, 15 km from Cuncolim, the nearest town, 12 km from Balli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403705, served by Quepem post office; the LGD village code is 627013. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, Quepem, 9 km away. The village votes in Sanguem assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subhash Uttam Phal Dessai. The population is estimated at 2,159 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Colomb
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 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
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- QUEPEM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,829
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 100
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,041.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Colomb
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Colomb
- LGD code
- 627013
- Pincode
- 403705
- Post office
- Quepem
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,831
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,159
- Households
- 400
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 71.8%
- Coordinates
- 15.15059°N, 74.13136°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
- Tinai Ghat (44.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Colomb
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji50 kmcapital
- Bengaluru445 km
- Mumbai456 km
- Hyderabad527 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBalli12 km
- Bus stopGovt High School Netorlim10 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre, Quepem9 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India9 km
- Petrol pumpQuepem Petrol pump10 km
- CollegeRosary College of Commerce & Arts21 km
- Police stationQuepem Police Station10 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Colomb
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 403705
Villages near Colomb
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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)