District of Goa

North Goa: 8.2 lakh people, one story

People
8,18,008
Area
1,736 km²
Literacy
89.57%
Sex ratio
963
#1 in GoaPopulation density: 471 per km². Rank 1 of 2 districts.See the numbers →#1 in GoaLiteracy rate: 89.57%. Rank 1 of 2 districts.See the numbers →#1 in GoaFemale literacy: 85.60%. Rank 1 of 2 districts.See the numbers →#1 in GoaScheduled Castes: 2.2 % of people. Rank 1 of 2 districts.See the numbers →

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North GoaGoa

The history, places and schemes of North Goa are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

North Goa in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.2 lakh#1/2 in Goa
Area1,736 km²#2/2 in Goa
Population density471 per km²#1/2 in Goa▲ state 394
Sex ratio963 females per 1000 males#2/2 in Goa▼ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)939 girls per 1000 boys#2/2 in Goa▼ state 942
Literacy rate89.57%#1/2 in Goa▲ state 88.70
Female literacy85.60%#1/2 in Goa▲ state 84.66
Urban population60.3%#2/2 in Goa▼ state 62.2

People & society

89.6% can read. 963 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
93.492.6
Female literacy
85.684.7
Scheduled Castes
2.21.7
Scheduled Tribes
6.910.2
Living in towns
60.362.2

Gender literacy gap: 7.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 76.1%
  • Muslim 7.1%
  • Christian 16.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    9 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.3 lakh workers, 40.1% of all people

    This district
    Goa
    • Cultivators 4.7%
    • Farm labourers 4.3%
    • Household industry 2.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 88.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 54% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      53.554.2
      Latrine at home
      43.344.6
      Tap water
      46.247.9
      LPG / PNG
      40.840.7
      Phone
      48.949.9
      Television
      45.045.4
      Bicycle
      12.813.8
      Two-wheeler
      31.231.9

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.