Tamboxem is a village situated in Pernem taluka of North Goa district in Goa. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 138 families residing in the village Tamboxem. The total population of Tamboxem is 591 out of which 301 are males and 290 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tamboxem is 963.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tamboxem village is 56 which is 9% of the total population. There are 31 male children and 25 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tamboxem is 806 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Tamboxem village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tamboxem is 89.3%. Thus Tamboxem village has higher literacy rate compared to 81.1% of North Goa district. The male literacy rate is 97.41% and the female literacy rate is 81.13% in Tamboxem village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tamboxem village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tamboxem village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 56 | 31 | 25 |
| Literacy | 89.35% | 97.41% | 81.13% |
| Scheduled Caste | 98 | 47 | 51 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 113 | 38 | 75 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Tamboxem village.
In Tamboxem village out of total population, 219 were engaged in work activities. 61.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 219 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 135 | 112 | 23 |
| Cultivators | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 111 | 100 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 84 | 57 | 27 |
| Non Working | 372 | 132 | 240 |
Below are the list of villages near Tamboxem village in Pernem.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Uguem | 1,133 |
| Torxem | 2,405 |
| Mopa | 1,082 |
| Amberem | 341 |
| Chandel | 1,152 |
| Varconda | 2,208 |
| Alorna | 2,651 |
| Casnem | 319 |
| Ibrampur | 2,429 |
| Poroscodem | 675 |