# Colva Village, Salcete, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/salcete/colva/ Village · Salcete, South Goa # Colva Colva is a village in Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403708**. The 2011 Census counted **3,141 people in 810 households**, the 10th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.8%. - 3,141people (2011) - 810households - 87.8%literacy - 403708PIN code ## Colva PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Colva is 403708.** Colva falls in Salcete sub-district, South Goa district, Goa. - PIN code403708 - Community development blockSalcete - Census village code626897 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Colva 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 Colva? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Colva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Colva known for? The main crops are **coconuts**. Products made here include wooden furniture. About 83% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Colva Of every 100 households in Colva in 2011, 98 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 33 a car. ■ Colva · ■ Salcete rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****93%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **10% Tap water ****92%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%** **78% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **17% Use banking services ****95%** **91% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****68%** **69% Computer with internet ****18%** **10% Two-wheeler ****64%** **66% Car / jeep / van ****33%** **28% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****80%** **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 Colva? ■ Colva · ■ Salcete rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **88.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1097 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056** **952 Working population ****34.9%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 84.3% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 897 (82%) · **■** Marginal 99 (9%) 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 - Betalbatim3,551 people - Dramapur3,441 people - Assolna3,410 people - Seraulim3,250 people - Dicarpale3,057 people - Talaulim2,911 people - Ambelim2,853 people - Majorda2,813 people [All 35 villages in Salcete](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/salcete/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Colva?403708 - How far is Colva from Margao?5 km by road - What is the population of Colva?3,141 (Census 2011) - Which district is Colva in?South Goa district (Salcete sub-district), Goa - What is the literacy rate of Colva?87.8% (Census 2011)