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Calangute

Field	Value
name	Calangute
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Sunset at Calangute.jpg
image_alt	Twilight at Calangute Beach
image_caption	Waves thrashing at the shore
Calangute, Goa, India.
pushpin_map	India Goa#India
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Calangute in Goa
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Goa
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	North Goa
subdivision_type3	Sub-district
subdivision_name3	Bardez
established_title
unit_pref	Metric
population_total	13,810
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	403516
area_code	0832

Calangute, Goa, India.

Calangute is a town in the North Goa district of the Indian state of Goa. It is famous for its beach, the largest in North Goa and a popular tourist destination. The peak tourist season is during Christmas and New Year, and during the summer in May.

Demographics

, Calangute had a population of 13,810. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Calangute had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 78% and female literacy 67%. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

Calangute is part of Calangute (Goa Assembly constituency) and North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).

Education

Calangute has secondary education schools viz. Little Flower of Jesus High School, St. Josephs High School, Don Bosco High School, Mark Memorial High School, apart from the Government Primary schools located in Umtavaddo & Naikavaddo.

In media

Lorna Cordeiro recorded a song in Konkani titled "Calangute" about the town and Calangute Beach.

Notable residents

Bruno Coutinho – captained the India national football team.
, bishop of diocese of Agartala in Tripura, was born in Calangute

Sports

Like any other Goan village, Calangute's most famous sport is football. The local football club is Calangute Association, which represents them in Goa's top-tier league, the Goa Professional League.

Gallery

File:Parasailing on the Calangute beach, Goa.jpg|Parasailing at Calangute Beach File:ParasailingGoa3.jpg|Parasailing at Calangute beach in December 2006 File:Boats on the Calangute beach, Goa.jpg|Boats at Calangute Beach File:Calangute-Tinto.jpg|The tinto (market) at Calangute File:Altars at St. Alex Church, Calangute.jpg|Altars at St. Alex Church, Calangute. File:Calangute-beach.jpg|alt=Crowded Calangute Beach in an evening|Crowded Calangute Beach in an evening File:Calangute-beach-2.jpg|alt=Dusk at Calangute Beach|Dusk at Calangute Beach

References

"2011 Census, District Census Hand Book - North Goa".

Wikipedia Source

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