{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Colvale | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = census town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Goa#India3 | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Goa, India | coordinates = {{coord|15.62|N|73.83|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Goa | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = North Goa | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 9 | population_total = 5475 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Konkani | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = | registration_plate = GA | website = {{URL|goa.gov.in}} | footnotes = }}
'''Colvale''' is a census town in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It has been a scenic and historic village, though in recent years changed by out-migration and in-migration. It is the last border village on Bardez or Bardes (then the 'Old Conquest' boundary in Portuguese-ruled colonial Goa. On the edge of Colvale is the Chapora river, after which is the next ''taluka'' (sub-district), and Goa's northernmost, of Pernem.
==Demographics== {{As of|2001}} India census,<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Antu Shenoy the forefather of Abbe Faria, Goan hypnotist{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} *Wendell Rodricks<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Herald |date=2020-02-14 |title=Padma Shri Wendell Rodricks laid to rest in Colvale |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/goa/padma-shri-wendell-rodricks-laid-to-rest-in-colvale/156941 |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=Herald Goa |language=en}}</ref> (1956-2020) Indian designer and author of ''Moda Goa'', ''The Green Room'' and ''Poskem: Goans in the Shadows''. *Kalki Kochelin, actress<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomes |first=Venita |title=Celebrities and their Goa stories |url=https://www.gomantaktimes.com/ampstories/web-stories/celebrities-and-their-goa-stories |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=Goa Travel News on Gomantak Times |language=en}}</ref>
==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGjuYKX9DI0 The Chikhli-Colvale Experience, Goa in the Monsoons 2021] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ftkkDl4YE Colvale, Goa - Exploring The Streets of Colvale | Wendell Rodricks Hometown] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsjSDc4qn7E Colvale North Goa]
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Category:Cities and towns in North Goa district
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