About Cola Village

Cola is one of the larger villages in Canacona tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,382, made up of 2,779 males and 2,603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3444.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cola village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Canacona
Pincode	403702
Area (hectares)	3444.1 hectares
Population	5,382
Male Population	2,779
Female Population	2,603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Cola compares

By the 2011 count Cola is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,677 residents. Its 3444.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Cola

Cola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Cola as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cola from other places

Cola lies about 15 km from South Goa. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Cola
Tehsil headquarters	Canacona	8.8 km
District headquarters	South Goa	15 km
Nearest town	Madgaon	24 km

Villages closest to Cola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canacona tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Cola

As per the Census of India 2011, Cola village had a population of 5,382. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,677 residents.

Cola village has 2,779 males and 2,603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cola has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Cola is 403702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cola covers 3444.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Cola falls under Canacona tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The census record for Cola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Cola.

Cola is about 15 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cola is in Canacona tehsil of South Goa district. Canacona is about 8.8 km away. South Goa is about 15 km away. Madgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.