Sanquelim | |
Native Name: | Sankhali |
Native Name Lang: | kok |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sanquelim in Goa |
Coordinates: | 15.5625°N 74.0111°W |
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: | Bicholim |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 78 |
Population Total: | 13651 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 403505 |
Area Code: | 91 832 |
Registration Plate: | GA-04 |
Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.
Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. [1] It has an average elevation of 78 metres (256 feet).
,[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.
Sanquelim is part of Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency) and North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).