Chimbel

Chimbel
Chimbel
City
	Chimbel Chimbel
	Coordinates: 15°29′43″N 73°52′37″E / 15.495283°N 73.876955°E
Country	India
State	Goa
District	North Goa
Sub District	Ilhas
Government
• Type	Panchayat
• Sarpanch	Shobhan Arjun Borkar
Area
• Total	4.20 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,289
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Konkani
• Also Spoken (understood)	English
• Historical	Portuguese
Religions
• Dominant	Hinduism
• Minor	Christianity, Islam
• Historical	Roman Catholicism
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postcode	403006
Telephone Code	0832

Chimbel is a census town in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Chimbel had a population of 11,983. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chimbel has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 67% and female literacy of 54%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Location

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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