South Goa District Population, Goa - Census India 2011

South Goa is one of district of Goa in India. There are 5 Talukas, 140 villages and 23 towns in South Goa district.

As per the Census India 2011, South Goa district has 151,845 households, population of 640,537 of which 322,463 are males and 318,074 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 66,906 which is 10.45% of total population.

The sex-ratio of South Goa district is around 986 compared to 973 which is average of Goa state. The literacy rate of South Goa district is 78.44% out of which 81.9% males are literate and 74.93% females are literate. The total area of South Goa is 1,966 sq.km with population density of 326 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 35.41% of population lives in Urban area and 64.59% lives in Rural area. There are 1.22% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 14.47% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in South Goa district.

South Goa Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total640,537100%
Hindu341,66453.34%
Christian231,96136.21%
Muslim63,6239.93%
Religion not stated1,2370.19%
Sikh8550.13%
Jain5630.09%
Buddhist5420.08%
Other religions and persuasions920.01%

South Goa Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)2991,667
Number of households98,34153,504
Total Population413,733226,804
Population (%)50.98%50.83%
Male Population210,935111,528
Female Population202,798115,276
Sex Ratio9611034
Literacy (%)79.71%76.12%

List of Talukas in South Goa

Check out complete list of all Talukas of South Goa district, Goa
TalukaPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Salcete294,4642989881025
Mormugao154,5611091416905
Quepem81,193318255994
Sanguem65,14788873997
Canacona45,1723521281005

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South Goa Population Facts

Number of Households151,845
Population640,537
Male Population322,463 (50.34%)
Female Population318,074 (49.66%)
Children Population66,906
Area1,966 km2
Population density/km2326
Sex-ratio986
Literacy78.44%
Male Literacy81.9%
Female Literacy74.93%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %14.47%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %1.22%

Map of South Goa, Goa

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