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- LGD code
- 627022
- Pincode
- 403702
- Post office
- Canacona
- Population
- 5,382
- Households
- 1,107
- Literacy rate
- 71.3%
- Sex ratio
- 937 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,443
- Distance to district centre
- 26 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 51 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 455 km
- Nearest railway station
- Canacona · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- 5 Elements Clinic · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Cola compares
By population, Cola ranks #2 of 8 villages in Canacona mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.3%
−3.1% vs mandal average
- Cola
- 71.3%
- Canacona mandal
- 74.4%
- South Goa district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−79 vs mandal average
- Cola
- 937
- Canacona mandal
- 1,016
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Cola
- 4.9
- Canacona mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Cola at a glance
Cola is a village of 5,382 people in 1,107 households (Census 2011) in Canacona taluka, South Goa district, Goa, the 2nd-largest of 8 villages in Canacona taluka. Literacy is 71%, 3 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the South Goa district centre, 14 km from Cuncolim, the nearest town, 9 km from Canacona railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403702, served by Canacona post office; the LGD village code is 627022. The nearest hospital or health centre is 5 Elements Clinic, 8 km away. The village votes in Canacona assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Tawadkar. The population is estimated at 6,345 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Cola
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 11
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- 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
- CANACONA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 3,444.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 538.8
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Cola
- LGD code
- 627022
- Pincode
- 403702
- Post office
- Canacona
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,382
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,345
- Households
- 1,107
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 937
- Literacy rate
- 71.3%
- Coordinates
- 15.05800°N, 73.97111°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- South Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Canacona
- Member of Parliament
- Viriato Fernandes
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Tawadkar
- Block / Mandal
- Canacona
- Nearest bank
- State Bank (1.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Cola
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji51 kmcapital
- Bengaluru455 km
- Mumbai462 km
- Hyderabad547 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationCanacona9 km
- Bus stopФорт Кабо де Рама6 km
- Hospital / PHC5 Elements Clinic8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpHP Aryadurga's Station7 km
- CollegeRosary College of Commerce & Arts22 km
- Police stationPolice Outpost Agonda3 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank1.6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Cola
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Lakshminarayana templeTemple1.7 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Cola
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🧒Dhaval Khazan AnganeadiAnganwadi1.9 km ↗
Same pincode
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)