# Cotigao Village, Canacona, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Canacona, South Goa 

# Cotigao

Cotigao is a village in Canacona sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403702**. The 2011 Census counted **2,640 people in 510 households**, the 7th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 2,640people (2011)
- 510households
- 71.4%literacy
- 403702PIN code

## Cotigao PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cotigao is 403702.** Cotigao falls in Canacona sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403702
- Community development blockCanacona
- Census village code627028

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Cotigao from nearby towns?

- Canacona (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)60 km by road
- Canacona (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Cotigao?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Cotigao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Canacona
- ○Degree college10+ km · Canacona
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Canacona
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Cotigao known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chillies and coconuts**. Products made here include country liquor, broom, mat and idols. About 18% of the 11,171 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Cotigao

Of every 100 households in Cotigao in 2011, 87 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Cotigao · ■ Canacona rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**37%

Tap water ****63%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**54%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****27%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**13%

None of these assets ****38%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Cotigao?

■ Cotigao · ■ Canacona rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**959

Working population ****52.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 63% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 923 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (2%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 181 (13%) · **■** Marginal 239 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Canacona

- Gaodongrem4,946 people
- Loliem4,797 people
- Canacona4,547 people
- Agonda3,801 people

[All 8 villages in Canacona](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/canacona/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cotigao?403702
- How far is Cotigao from Margao?60 km by road
- What is the population of Cotigao?2,640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cotigao in?South Goa district (Canacona sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Cotigao?71.4% (Census 2011)
