- Penha-de-Franca
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native_name = Penha-de-Franca | type = city | latd = | longd =
state_name = Goa
district = North Goa
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population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 15,375| population_density =
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footnotes =Penha-de-Franca is a
census town inNorth Goa district in theIndia n state ofGoa . It shares its name with a neighbourhood in Lisbon, where it is spelt Penha de França.It is the birthplace of writer
Vimala Devi .Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , Penha-de-Franca had a population of 15,375. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Penha-de-Franca has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 78%. In Penha-de-Franca, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.References
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