# Colomba Village, Sanguem, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/sanguem/colomba/ Village · Sanguem, South Goa # Colomba Colomba is a village in Sanguem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403705**. The 2011 Census counted **1,831 people in 400 households**, the 10th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%. - 1,831people (2011) - 400households - 79.4%literacy - 403705PIN code ## Colomba PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Colomba is 403705.** Colomba falls in Sanguem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa. - PIN code403705 - Community development blockSanguem - Census village code627013 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Colomba from nearby towns? - Sanguem (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Margao (district HQ)34 km by road - Quepem (nearest town)15 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 Colomba? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Colomba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Qupem - ○Degree college10+ km · Quepem - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Curchorem-Cacora - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - 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 Colomba known for? The main crops are **coconuts and arecanuts**. Products made here include country liquor. About 19% of the 1,829 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Colomba Of every 100 households in Colomba in 2011, 91 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Colomba · ■ Sanguem rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****50%** **64% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **35% Tap water ****62%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **64% Use banking services ****87%** **74% Television ****64%** **64% Mobile phone ****41%** **69% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****39%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **12% None of these assets ****20%** **11% Own their home ****89%** **83% 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 Colomba? ■ Colomba · ■ Sanguem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **82.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **973 Working population ****46.0%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 72.6% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 448 (53%) · **■** Marginal 167 (20%) 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 Sanguem - Calem2,683 people - Uguem2,557 people - Porteem2,320 people - Bati1,933 people - Aglote1,772 people - Sigao1,724 people - Molem1,715 people - Netorli1,709 people [All 51 villages in Sanguem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/sanguem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Colomba?403705 - How far is Colomba from Margao?34 km by road - What is the population of Colomba?1,831 (Census 2011) - Which district is Colomba in?South Goa district (Sanguem sub-district), Goa - What is the literacy rate of Colomba?79.4% (Census 2011)