Sanquelim

Town in Goa, India

Sanquelim Sankhali
Town
15°33′45″N 74°00′40″E / 15.56250°N 74.01111°E / 15.56250; 74.01111
Country	India
State	Goa
District	North Goa
Sub-district	Bicholim
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	13,651
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	403505
Area code	91 832
Vehicle registration	GA-04

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^[update],^[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

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sanquelim
^ "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.