Chicalim | |
Settlement Type: | Census town |
Pushpin Map: | India Goa#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Chicalim in Goa |
Coordinates: | 15.3994°N 73.8408°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | South Goa |
Subdivision Type3: | Sub-district |
Subdivision Name3: | Mormugão |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 45 |
Population Total: | 6933 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 403711 |
Area Code: | 0832 |
Chicalim is a census town in Morumugão Sub-District, Goa, India. It is a suburb to the port city of Vasco da Gama.
Chicalim is located at at an average elevation of 45m (148feet).[1]
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]
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) .