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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 626897
- Pincode
- 403708
- Post office
- Colva
- Population
- 3,141
- Households
- 810
- Literacy rate
- 79.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1006 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,097
- Distance to district centre
- 13 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 26 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 437 km
- Nearest railway station
- Suravali · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kukki care polyclinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Colva compares
By population, Colva ranks #11 of 36 villages in Salcete mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.6%
+13.1% vs mandal average
- Colva
- 79.6%
- Salcete mandal
- 66.5%
- South Goa district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,006
−91 vs mandal average
- Colva
- 1,006
- Salcete mandal
- 1,097
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Colva
- 3.9
- Salcete mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Colva at a glance
Colva is a village of 3,141 people in 810 households (Census 2011) in Salcete taluka, South Goa district, Goa, the 11th-largest of 36 villages in Salcete taluka. Literacy is 80%, 13 points above the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the South Goa district centre, 13 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 3 km from Suravali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403708, served by Colva post office; the LGD village code is 626897. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre, bank, post office. The population is estimated at 3,703 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Colva →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colva · this village | 3,141 | 80% | — |
| Vanelim · Salcete | 1,860 | 83% | 1 km SE |
| Sernabatim · Salcete | 1,548 | 78% | 1.2 km S |
| Gaundaulim · Salcete | 438 | 83% | 1.7 km N |
| Calata · Salcete | 1,739 | 79% | 1.6 km SE |
| Cana · Salcete | 494 | 75% | 1.6 km SE |
| Talaulim · Salcete | 2,911 | 82% | 2.1 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Colva
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MARGAO
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 287
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Colva
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Colva
- LGD code
- 626897
- Pincode
- 403708
- Post office
- Colva
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,141
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,703
- Households
- 810
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1006
- Literacy rate
- 79.6%
- Coordinates
- 15.27730°N, 73.92020°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- South Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Navelim
- Member of Parliament
- Viriato Fernandes
- Block / Mandal
- Salcete
- Nearest bank
- Bank of India (0.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Colva
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji26 kmcapital
- Mumbai437 km
- Bengaluru472 km
- Hyderabad541 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSuravali3 km
- Bus stopColva Beach<1 km
- Hospital / PHCKukki care polyclinic<1 km
- ATM / bankBank of India<1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum4 km
- CollegeKare Law College3 km
- Police stationColva police station<1 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- Bank of Indiaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Colva
6 Churchs, 2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪Our Lady of RemediosChurch2.6 km ↗
- ⛪Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chapel, MungulChurch3.1 km ↗
- ⛪Capela de Nossa Senhora da PiedadeChurch3.1 km ↗
- ⛪Holy Cross ChapellChurch3.3 km ↗
- ⛪Holy Cross (Vollant)Church3.3 km ↗
- ⛪Christ Rei ChapelChurch3.5 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Damodar TempleTemple4.0 km ↗
- 🛕Damodar TempleTemple4.0 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Colva
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Panchayat Public LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🧒First Steps Primary SchoolAnganwadi1.5 km ↗
- 📚Taproot House Childrens LibraryLibrary3.2 km ↗
- 🎓Kare Law CollegeCollege3.4 km ↗
- 🎓Damodar College of Commerce & EconomicsCollege3.4 km ↗
- 🎓Mahila Nutan English High SchoolHigh school3.8 km ↗
- 📚Gomant Vidya NiketanLibrary4.0 km ↗
- 🎓Old Presentation Convent High SchoolHigh school4.1 km ↗
- 🏫LV Educational CentreSchool4.2 km ↗
- 🏫English mediumSchool4.2 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 403708
Villages near Colva
Other villages in Salcete mandal
View all 49+ →Sources & freshness
- 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)