Chicalim

Chicalim
Chicalim
Census town
	Chicalim Location of Chicalim in Goa Chicalim Chicalim (India)
	Coordinates: 15°23′58″N 73°50′27″E / 15.39944°N 73.84083°ECoordinates: 15°23′58″N 73°50′27″E / 15.39944°N 73.84083°E
Country	India
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Sub-district	Mormugão
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,933
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postcode	403711
Area code	0832

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Chicalim is a census town in Mormugão, Goa, India. It is a suburb to the port city of Vasco da Gama.

Geography[edit]

Chicalim is located at 15°23′58″N 73°50′27″E / 15.39944°N 73.84083°E / 15.39944; 73.84083 at an average elevation of 45 metres (148 ft).^[1]

Demographics[edit]

As of the 2011 Indian census, Chicalim had a population of 6,933. Males constituted 57% of the population and females 43%. Chicalim had a literacy rate of 93.21%, higher than state average of 88.70%: male literacy was 96.13% and female literacy was 89.28%. 8.91% of the population was under 6 years of age.^[2]

Government[edit]

Chicalim, being a village, is governed by a Panchayat, or local rural governing body, under the Panchayati Raj Act. Latest panchayat elections took place in June 2012. The current Sarpanch seat has been reserved for women.

Chicalim comes under Dabolim constituency for the state assembly after delimitation of wards. Earlier it was under the Cortalim constituency. The current MLA is Mauvin Goudinho of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) .

References[edit]

↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chicalim
↑ "Chicalim Population Census 2011". Government of India. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chicalim

[2] "Chicalim Population Census 2011". Government of India. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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