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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 626677
- Pincode
- 403510
- Post office
- Parra
- Population
- 3,551
- Households
- 794
- Literacy rate
- 83%
- Sex ratio
- 925 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,437
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 11 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 400 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thivim · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. P V Naik's Omkar Polyclinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Canca compares
By population, Canca ranks #8 of 28 villages in Bardez mandal.
Literacy rate
%
83.0%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Canca
- 83.0%
- Bardez mandal
- 83.1%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
925
−73 vs mandal average
- Canca
- 925
- Bardez mandal
- 998
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Canca
- 4.5
- Bardez mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Canca at a glance
Canca is a village of 3,551 people in 794 households (Census 2011) in Bardez taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 8th-largest of 28 villages in Bardez taluka. Literacy is 83%, about the same as the taluka average of 83% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the North Goa district centre, 38 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 10 km from Thivim railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403510, served by Parra post office; the LGD village code is 626677. Mapped within or next to the village: bank, post office. The village votes in Aldona assembly constituency, represented by MLA Carlos Alvares Ferreira. The population is estimated at 4,187 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Canca
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAPUSA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 81.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Canca
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Key facts — Canca
- LGD code
- 626677
- Pincode
- 403510
- Post office
- Parra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,551
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,187
- Households
- 794
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 925
- Literacy rate
- 83.0%
- Coordinates
- 15.58318°N, 73.79843°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Aldona
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Carlos Alvares Ferreira
- Block / Mandal
- Bardez
Getting there
How to reach Canca
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji11 kmcapital
- Mumbai400 km
- Bengaluru502 km
- Hyderabad539 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThivim10 km
- Bus stopOur Lady of Assumption Church<1 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. P V Naik's Omkar Polyclinic<1 km
- ATM / bankICICI Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpCaravalhos HP Petrol Pump1 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa26 km
- Police stationCalangute Police Station5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Our Lady of Assumption Churchunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Canca
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sri Shivnagnath Brahmandev PrasannaTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Bodgeshwar TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Siddhpurush Narayandev PrasannaTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Dev Siddhpurush PrasannaTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Sankleshwar DevasthanTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Rashtroli Narayana DevasthanTemple1.0 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Krishna PrasannaTemple1.2 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Varaddha Siddhivinayak MandirTemple1.3 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Canca
6 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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View all 45+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)