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City in Goa, India
Chimbel
City
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Coordinates: 15°29′43″N 73°52′37″E / 15.495283°N 73.876955°E / 15.495283; 73.876955
Country India
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
Sub DistrictIlhas
Government
 • TypePanchayat
 • SarpanchShobhan Arjun Borkar
Area
 • Total4.20 km (1.62 sq mi)
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Population
 • Total15,289
 • Density3,600/km (9,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKonkani
 • Also Spoken (understood)English
 • HistoricalPortuguese
Religions
 • DominantHinduism
 • MinorChristianity, Islam
 • HistoricalRoman Catholicism
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postcode403006
Telephone Code0832

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

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, 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

Places adjacent to Chimbel
Ribandar and Fondvem Mandovi River and Divar Island Old Goa
Ribandar Chimbel Bainguinim
Merces Talaulim Talaulim

References

  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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