About Colvale

Colvale or Colovale is a census town in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. As of 2001 India census,[1] 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. Antu Shenoy the forefather of Abbe Faria, a well known Goan hypnotist[citation needed] Wendell Rodricks noted Indian designer and author of Moda Goa and The Green Room.