São José de Areal is a village in
Salcete,
Goa
Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...
. It is located to the south-east of
Margão
Margao (, ) is the commercial capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Goa. It stands on the banks of the river Sal River (India), Sal. It is the district headquarters of South Goa district, South Goa, and administr ...
and falls under
Margao
Margao (, ) is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It stands on the banks of the river Sal. It is the district headquarters of South Goa, and administrative headquarters of Salcete sub-district. It is Goa's second largest ci ...
metropolitan region
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in
South Goa district.
Demographics
,
São José de Areal had a population of 8,352. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. São José de Areal has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 68%, and female literacy was 58%. In São José de Areal, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.
References
Cities and towns in South Goa district
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