Bicholim is a Taluka located in North Goa district of Goa. It is one of 6 Talukas of North Goa district. There are 22 villages and 4 towns in Bicholim Taluka.
As per the Census India 2011, Bicholim Taluka has 22,414 households, population of 97,955 of which 49,931 are males and 48,024 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 9,849 which is 10.05% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Bicholim Taluka is around
962 compared to
973 which is average of Goa state. The literacy rate of Bicholim Taluka is 80.27% out of which 84.23% males are literate and 76.15% females are literate. The total area of Bicholim is 239 sq.km with population density of 410 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 56.94% of population lives in Urban area and 43.06% lives in Rural area. There are 2.31% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.59% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bicholim Taluka.
Bicholim Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 97,955 | 100% |
| Hindu | 89,069 | 90.93% |
| Muslim | 6,976 | 7.12% |
| Christian | 1,687 | 1.72% |
| Religion not stated | 97 | 0.1% |
| Jain | 60 | 0.06% |
| Sikh | 43 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 15 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 8 | 0.01% |
Bicholim Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 9,767 | 12,647 |
| Total Population | 42,180 | 55,775 |
| Population (%) | 51.38% | 49.33% |
| Male Population | 21,671 | 28,260 |
| Female Population | 20,509 | 27,515 |
| Sex Ratio | 946 | 974 |
| Literacy (%) | 81.81% | 79.11% |
List of Cities in Bicholim
Check out complete list of all town cities of Bicholim in Bicholim district, Goa
List of Villages in Bicholim
Check out complete list of all villages of Bicholim in Bicholim district, Goa
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Maem | 7,544 | 81.22% | 1005 |
| Latambarcem | 6,722 | 75.62% | 956 |
| Mulgao | 3,892 | 82.97% | 948 |
| Surla | 3,818 | 80.23% | 941 |
| Sarvona | 3,586 | 79.34% | 923 |
| Salem | 3,427 | 78.84% | 988 |
| Cudnem | 3,308 | 80.05% | 930 |
| Amone | 2,963 | 82.25% | 999 |
| Navelim | 2,703 | 79.5% | 949 |
| Piligao | 2,643 | 80.33% | 1041 |
| Velguem | 2,617 | 77.61% | 926 |
| Curchirem | 2,043 | 67.11% | 978 |
| Naroa | 1,897 | 79.81% | 993 |
| Sirigao | 1,617 | 82.31% | 972 |
| Maulinguem North | 1,457 | 71.24% | 972 |
| Adwalpale | 1,412 | 78.61% | 1058 |
| Mencurem | 1,381 | 77.19% | 1049 |
| Vainguinim | 706 | 86.83% | 1035 |
| Ona | 685 | 77.52% | 1039 |
| Cotombi | 591 | 85.11% | 963 |
| Aturli | 467 | 77.52% | 996 |
| Dumacem | 296 | 82.77% | 1014 |
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