Sanquelim


Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.

Geography

Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. It is located at and it has an average elevation of 78 metres.
It is famous for 4 most important temples. First, Vitthal temple and second is Radha Krishna temple followed by third one Datta Mandir and then followed by Lord Shiva Rudreshwar temple. Sanquelim is also home to Sesa Football Academy. Also there is a beautiful waterfall.

Schools

Sanquelim is where one of the Goa's best school St.John of the Cross High School is situated and which is part of Diocesan Society of Education., The other schools are as follows
Progress High School,
V. P Gauns Memorial High School,
Shree Ganesh Vidyalay.

Demographics

, Sanquelim had a population of 13,651. Males constitute 51.8% of the population and females 48.2%. Sanquelim has an average literacy rate of 91.5%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 94.22%, and female literacy is 91.48%. In Sanquelim, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.