Ponda 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 10 towns in Ponda Taluka.
As per the Census India 2011, Ponda Taluka has 38349 households, population of 165830 of which 85492 are males and 80338 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 15785 which is 9.52% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Ponda Taluka is around
940 compared to
973 which is average of Goa state. The literacy rate of Ponda Taluka is 80.72% out of which 84.69% males are literate and 76.49% females are literate. The total area of Ponda is 292.78 sq.km with population density of 566 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 37.5% of population lives in Urban area and 62.5% lives in Rural area. There are 1.16% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 16.64% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Ponda Taluka.
Ponda Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 165830 | 100% |
| Hindu | 138705 | 83.64% |
| Christian | 14010 | 8.45% |
| Muslim | 12542 | 7.56% |
| Religion not stated | 196 | 0.12% |
| Sikh | 132 | 0.08% |
| Jain | 132 | 0.08% |
| Buddhist | 92 | 0.06% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 21 | 0.01% |
Ponda 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 | 24213 | 14136 |
| Total Population | 103651 | 62179 |
| Population (%) | 52.11% | 49.37% |
| Male Population | 54013 | 31479 |
| Female Population | 49638 | 30700 |
| Sex Ratio | 919 | 975 |
| Literacy (%) | 81.64% | 79.19% |
List of Cities in Ponda
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List of Villages in Ponda
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