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Census 2011 rural village · Census 2011 · code 627013

Colomba population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed village profile in Goa, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Goa · Census 2011South Goa district
Historical geographic unit. Village as classified in the Census 2011 South Goa PCA. A place with the same name may also have a separate Census town record; retain the code and rural classification.
Population1,831people
Households400PCA households
Literacy rate79.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.04%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople1,831949882
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61759283
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,315735580
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.41%85.76%72.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople824402422
Total workersCensus workers843578265
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.04%60.91%30.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months676481195
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1679770
Non-workerspeople988371617

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
EB-3002! rows 248; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 400 households and 1,831 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 9.56% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 85.76% and female literacy was 72.59%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 843 Census workers, 80.19% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12527
Agricultural labourers9961
Household industry workers42
Other workers44877

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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