Valpoi or Valpoy (''Vallpoi'', pronounced ) is a city and a

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North Goa North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka ...

district in the

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of Goa. It is the headquarters of the

Sattari Sattari (''Sot'tori'', pronounced ; ) is a sub-district of North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. The headquarters of Sattari taluka is Valpoi (वाळपई) municipal council. It lies in the north-eastern region of Goa where it is k ...

Taluk. The Western Ghats are to the east of the town. According to the author Parker Keans, Valpoi could be the future site of Goa's Haunted Film & Food Festival Valpoi is home to a famous artist known locally as 'Arp'

Demographics

India

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, Valpoi had a population of 8532. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Valpoi has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 72%. In Valpoi, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Valpoi is small and beautiful town. The Climate during winter is very cool. Lot of trees around make the look of the city beautiful. It is good tourist place for those who wants to enjoy the beauty of nature. It has Masjids, a Church and temples situated in the heart of the town. Konkani and Marathi are widely spoken here.

Government and politics

Valpoi is part of

Valpoi (Goa Assembly constituency) Valpoi Assembly constituency is one of 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India, and one of 20 constituencies under the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly ^By-poll ...

and North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).

Transport

The transport facility available in the town are the private and government buses. Frequency of the buses is enough to reach any part of the goa state with no or less problem. The nearest railway station is at Thivim. Thivim is the railway station from where we could catch a train to Mumbai or any part of the south. The bus journey time from valpoi to thivim is around 45 mins max.

References

Cities and towns in North Goa district {{Goa-geo-stub