# Cana Village, Salcete, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Salcete, South Goa 

# Cana

Cana is a village in Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403708**. The 2011 Census counted **494 people in 105 households**, the 32nd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.8%.

- 494people (2011)
- 105households
- 82.7%literacy
- 403708PIN code

## Cana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cana is 403708.** Cana falls in Salcete sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403708
- Community development blockSalcete
- Census village code626904

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

## How far is Cana from nearby towns?

- Margao (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)5 km by road
- Margao (nearest town)5 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 Cana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Cana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Benaulim Ct
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Margao
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Margao
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Cana known for?

The main crops are **coconuts**. About 90% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Cana

Of every 100 households in Cana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 75 a two-wheeler and 26 a car.

■ Cana · ■ Salcete rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****90%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**78%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**17%

Use banking services ****95%**

**91%

Television ****84%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****75%**

**66%

Car / jeep / van ****26%**

**28%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****89%**

**86%

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 Cana?

■ Cana · ■ Salcete rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**88.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1458**

**1097

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**952

Working population ****32.2%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 81.0% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 103 (65%) · **■** Marginal 35 (22%)

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 Salcete

- Sirlim845 people
- Duncolim748 people
- Chandor707 people
- Paroda620 people
- Gandaulim438 people
- Gonsua222 people
- Adsulim214 people

[All 35 villages in Salcete](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/salcete/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cana?403708
- How far is Cana from Margao?5 km by road
- What is the population of Cana?494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cana in?South Goa district (Salcete sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Cana?82.7% (Census 2011)