Colvale
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
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| settlement_type = census town
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Goa
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| subdivision_name2 = North Goa
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| elevation_m = 9
| population_total = 5475
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics1_info1 = Konkani
| timezone1 = IST
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Colvale is a census town in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India.
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Colvale had a population of 5475. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Colvale has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74% and, female literacy is 69%. In Colvale, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Industrial estate
Currently, Colvale is home to a Government of Goa-run industrial estate. There are, as of 2021, some 25 units in production at the Colvale industrial estate.{{Cite web|last=Government of Goa (DITC)|date=2018-07-13|title=Colvale|url=http://ditc.goa.gov.in/colvale|access-date=2021-04-30|website=ditc.goa.gov.in|language=en}}
Notable people
- Antu Shenoy the forefather of Abbe Faria, Goan hypnotist{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
- Wendell Rodricks (19560 - 2020) Indian designer and author of Moda Goa and The Green Room.