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Census town · Census 2011 · code 626691

Colvale population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Goa, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population4,818people
Households1,147PCA households
Literacy rate89.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,8182,4252,393
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6419218201
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,9462,0481,898
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.7%92.8%86.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1578
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,6631,208455
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.52%49.81%19.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,184890294
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months479318161
Non-workerspeople3,1551,2171,938

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25538; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,147 households and 4,818 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.8% for males and 86.59% for females.
  • Of 1,663 workers, 71.2% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators83
Agricultural labourers53
Household industry workers182
Other workers1,153471

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Colvale (CT)585056104,818

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.