Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.

Geography

Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. [1] It has an average elevation of 78 metres (256 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census,[2] Sanquelim had a population of 13,651. Males constitute 51.8% of the population and females 48.2%. Sanquelim has an average literacy rate of 91.5%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 94.22%, and female literacy is 91.48%. In Sanquelim, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

Sanquelim is part of Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency) and North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sanquelim
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanquelim
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