Goa Velha
Town
Saint Andrew's Church and School
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Coordinates: 15°26′38″N 73°52′52″E / 15.444°N 73.881°E / 15.444; 73.881
Country	India
State	Goa
District	North Goa
Sub District	Ilhas
Founded by	Afonso Albuquerque
Named for	"Goa - The Old" in Portuguese
Government
Area
• Total	6.20 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,322
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Konkani
• Also Spoken (understood)	English
• Historical	Portuguese
Religions
• Dominant	Christianity
• Minor	Hinduism
• Historical	Roman Catholicism
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postcode	403108
Telephone Code	0832

Goa Velha is a small town in Ilhas de Goa subdistrict, Goa state, India. It should not be confused with the World Heritage Site of the historical city of Old Goa (Portuguese: Velha Goa). St Andrew's is its parish church. It is well known for its yearly 'Procession of the Saints' (Konkani: Santanchem Pursanv)

The town of Goa Velha was a southern suburb of the City of Goa, which was the original capital of Portuguese India. The Plagues of Goa in the 16th and 18th century gradually brought about the decline in the city's population. Goa Velha was one of the few areas on the Ilhas de Goa where populations of people began to cluster around.

Goa Velha is located adjacent to Pilar in Ilhas, North Goa. By road it is approximately 2.5 kilometres north-west of Agaçaim, 12 kilometres south-east of the capital Panjim, 17 kilometres north-east of Vasco da Gama, and 26 kilometres north of the South Goa district headquarters Margão.

As of the 2011 India census^[update], Goa Velha had a population of 4,322 . Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.^{[citation needed]}

Goa Velha has an average literacy rate of 89.17%, higher than the state average of 88.70%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Goa Velha, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

68.12% of the population is Christian, 27.97% is Hindu and 3.77% is Muslim.^{[citation needed]}

Goa Velha Census Town has total administration over 1,055 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.