Canacona is a Taluka located in South Goa district of Goa. It is one of 5 Talukas of South Goa district. There are 8 villages and 1 towns in Canacona Taluka.
As per the Census India 2011, Canacona Taluka has 10,239 households, population of 45,172 of which 22,532 are males and 22,640 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 4,635 which is 10.26% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Canacona Taluka is around
1005 compared to
973 which is average of Goa state. The literacy rate of Canacona Taluka is 75.99% out of which 80.49% males are literate and 71.5% females are literate. The total area of Canacona is 352 sq.km with population density of 128 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 72.47% of population lives in Urban area and 27.53% lives in Rural area. There are 0.38% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 30.23% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Canacona Taluka.
Canacona Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 45,172 | 100% |
| Hindu | 36,349 | 80.47% |
| Christian | 7,994 | 17.7% |
| Muslim | 763 | 1.69% |
| Religion not stated | 28 | 0.06% |
| Sikh | 15 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 13 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 7 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 3 | 0.01% |
Canacona 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 | 2,879 | 7,360 |
| Total Population | 12,434 | 32,738 |
| Population (%) | 50.62% | 50.4% |
| Male Population | 6,294 | 16,238 |
| Female Population | 6,140 | 16,500 |
| Sex Ratio | 976 | 1016 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.26% | 74.36% |
List of Cities in Canacona
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List of Villages in Canacona
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