{{More citations needed|date=February 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Calangute | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Sunset at Calangute.jpg | image_alt = Twilight at Calangute Beach | image_caption = Waves thrashing at the shore<br>Calangute, Goa, India. | pushpin_map = India Goa#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Calangute in Goa | coordinates = {{coord|15|32|30|N|73|45|43|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[India]] | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = [[Goa]] | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = [[North Goa]] | subdivision_type3 = Sub-district | subdivision_name3 = [[Bardez]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 13,810 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 403516 | area_code = 0832 | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Calangute''' is a town in the [[North Goa district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Goa]]. It is famous for its beach, the largest in North Goa and a popular tourist destination. The peak tourist season is during [[Christmas]] and [[New Year]], and during the summer in May.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
==Demographics== {{As of|2011|alt=As of the 2011 India census}},<ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 Census, District Census Hand Book - North Goa|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3001_PART_B_DCHB_NORTH%20GOA.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-23|website=censusindia.gov.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113232733/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3001_PART_B_DCHB_NORTH%20GOA.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2015 }}</ref> Calangute had a population of 13,810. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Calangute had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 78% and female literacy 67%. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.
==Government and politics== Calangute is part of [[Calangute (Goa Assembly constituency)]] and [[North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
==Education== Calangute has secondary education schools viz. Little Flower of Jesus High School, St. Josephs High School, Don Bosco High School, Mark Memorial High School, apart from the Government Primary schools located in Umtavaddo & Naikavaddo.
==In media== [[Lorna Cordeiro]] recorded a song in [[Konkani language|Konkani]] titled "Calangute" about the town and Calangute Beach.
==Notable residents== * [[Bruno Coutinho (footballer, born 1969)|Bruno Coutinho]] – captained the [[India national football team]]. * {{annotated link|Lumen Monteiro}}, bishop of [[diocese of Agartala]] in [[Tripura]], was born in Calangute
==Sports== Like any other Goan village, Calangute's most famous sport is [[Association football|football]]. The local football club is Calangute Association, which represents them in Goa's top-tier league, the [[Goa Football League#Goa Professional League|Goa Professional League]].
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Parasailing on the Calangute beach, Goa.jpg|Parasailing at Calangute Beach File:ParasailingGoa3.jpg|Parasailing at Calangute beach in December 2006 File:Boats on the Calangute beach, Goa.jpg|Boats at Calangute Beach File:Calangute-Tinto.jpg|The ''tinto'' (market) at Calangute File:Altars at St. Alex Church, Calangute.jpg|Altars at St. Alex Church, Calangute. File:Calangute-beach.jpg|alt=Crowded Calangute Beach in an evening|Crowded Calangute Beach in an evening File:Calangute-beach-2.jpg|alt=Dusk at Calangute Beach|Dusk at Calangute Beach </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Wikivoyage inline|Calangute}} * Energetic [https://catchychronicles.com/calangute-beach-goa/ Calangute Beach] Goa [[Category:Beaches of Goa]] [[Category:Villages in North Goa district]] [[Category:Beaches of North Goa district]]