Colvale
Colvale | |
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census town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 5,475 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GA |
| Website | goa |
Colvale is a census town in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It has been a scenic and historic village, though in recent years changed by out-migration and in-migration. It is the last border village on Bardez or Bardes (then the 'Old Conquest' boundary in Portuguese-ruled colonial Goa. On the edge of Colvale is the Chapora river, after which is the next taluka (sub-district), and Goa's northernmost, of Pernem.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Colvale had a population of 5475. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Colvale has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74% and, female literacy is 69%. In Colvale, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Industrial estate
[edit | edit source]Currently, Colvale is home to a Government of Goa-run industrial estate. There are, as of 2021, some 25 units in production at the Colvale industrial estate.[2]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Antu Shenoy the forefather of Abbe Faria, Goan hypnotist[citation needed]
- Wendell Rodricks[3] (1956-2020) Indian designer and author of Moda Goa, The Green Room and Poskem: Goans in the Shadows.
- Kalki Kochelin, actress[4]
External links
[edit | edit source]- The Chikhli-Colvale Experience, Goa in the Monsoons 2021
- Colvale, Goa - Exploring The Streets of Colvale | Wendell Rodricks Hometown
- Colvale North Goa
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