Official Name: | Goa Velha |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India3 |
Mapsize: | 150px |
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: | Ilhas |
Founder: | Afonso Albuquerque |
Named For: | "Goa - The Old" in Portuguese |
Leader Name: | seat vacant |
Established Date: | 1510 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.20 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 4,322 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Konkani |
Demographics1 Title2: | Also Spoken (understood) |
Demographics1 Info2: | English |
Demographics1 Title3: | Historical |
Demographics1 Info3: | Portuguese |
Demographics Type2: | Religions |
Demographics2 Title1: | Dominant |
Demographics2 Info1: | Christianity |
Demographics2 Title2: | Minor |
Demographics2 Info2: | Hinduism |
Demographics2 Title3: | Historical |
Demographics2 Info3: | Roman Catholicism |
Timezone: | IST |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Coordinates: | 15.444°N 73.881°W |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 403108 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
Area Code: | 0832 |
Goa Velha is a small town in Ilhas de Goa subdistrict, Goa state, India. It should not be confused with the World Heritage Site of the historical city of Old Goa (Portuguese: Velha Goa). St Andrew's is its parish church. It is well known for its yearly 'Procession of the Saints' (Konkani: Santanchem Pursanv)
The town of Goa Velha was a southern suburb of the City of Goa, which was the original capital of Portuguese India. The Plagues of Goa in the 16th and 18th century gradually brought about the decline in the city's population. Goa Velha was one of the few areas on the Ilhas de Goa where populations of people began to cluster around.
Goa Velha is located adjacent to Pilar in Ilhas, North Goa. By road it is approximately 2.5 kilometres north-west of Agaçaim, 12 kilometres south-east of the capital Panjim, 17 kilometres north-east of Vasco da Gama, and 26 kilometres north of the South Goa district headquarters Margão.
, Goa Velha had a population of 4,322 . Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.
Goa Velha has an average literacy rate of 89.17%, higher than the state average of 88.70%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Goa Velha, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
68.12% of the population is Christian, 27.97% is Hindu and 3.77% is Muslim.
Goa Velha Census Town has total administration over 1,055 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.