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About Calata Village

Calata is a mid sized village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 792 males and 947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Calata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Calata village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403713
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 792
Female Population 947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,196
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Calata compares

By the 2011 count Calata is the 24th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Calata

Calata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Calata 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Calata from other places

Calata lies about 24 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Majorda Junction, about under 2 km away. 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 Calata
Nearest railway station Majorda Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Madgaon 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 24 km
District headquarters South Goa 24 km

Villages closest to Calata

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

Common questions about Calata

As per the Census of India 2011, Calata village had a population of 1,739. That makes it the 24th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Calata village has 792 males and 947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Calata has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Calata is 403713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Calata covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Calata falls under Salcete tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Calata is Majorda Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Calata is about 24 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Calata is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Majorda Junction is about under 2 km away. Madgaon is about 5.8 km away. Salcete is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majorda (under 2 km), Gonsua (under 2 km) and Betalbatim (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Calata today is likely to be higher.

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