Colvale
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
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| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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| Vehicle registration | GA |
| Website | goa |
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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
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
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
- 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
- The Chikhli-Colvale Experience, Goa in the Monsoons 2021
- Colvale, Goa - Exploring The Streets of Colvale | Wendell Rodricks Hometown
- Colvale North Goa
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Government of Goa (DITC) (13 July 2018). "Colvale". ditc.goa.gov.in. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Team, Herald (14 February 2020). "Padma Shri Wendell Rodricks laid to rest in Colvale". Herald Goa. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gomes, Venita. "Celebrities and their Goa stories". Goa Travel News on Gomantak Times. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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