Canacona Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - South Goa district, Goa
Canacona Taluka of South Goa district has total population of 45,172 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 22,532 are males while 22,640 are females. In 2011 there were total 10,239 families residing in Canacona Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Canacona Taluka is 1,005.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 27.5% people lives in Urban areas while 72.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.3% while that in the rural areas is 82.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Canacona Taluka is 976% while that of Rural areas is 1,016.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Canacona Taluka is 4635 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2385 male children and 2250 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Canacona Taluka is 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,005 ) of Canacona Taluka.
The total literacy rate of Canacona Taluka is 84.68%. The male literacy rate is 80.49% and the female literacy rate is 71.5% in Canacona Taluka.
To facilitate the administration, Canacona Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 8 villages.
Canacona Taluka Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Canacona Taluka.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 4,635 | 2,385 | 2,250 |
Literacy | 84.68% | 80.49% | 71.5% |
Scheduled Caste | 173 | 81 | 92 |
Scheduled Tribe | 13,657 | 7,155 | 6,502 |
Illiterate | 10,847 | 4,395 | 6,452 |
Caste-wise Population - Canacona Taluka
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.2% of total population in Canacona Taluka of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 173 | 81 | 92 |
Schedule Tribe | 13,657 | 7,155 | 6,502 |
Religion-wise Population - Canacona Taluka
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 36,349 | (80.47%) | 18,519 | 17,830 |
Muslim | 763 | (1.69%) | 409 | 354 |
Christian | 7,994 | (17.7%) | 3,571 | 4,423 |
Sikh | 15 | (0.03%) | 9 | 6 |
Buddhist | 13 | (0.03%) | 5 | 8 |
Jain | 7 | (0.02%) | 3 | 4 |
Other Religion | 3 | (0.01%) | 2 | 1 |
No Religion Specified | 28 | (0.06%) | 14 | 14 |
Literacy Rate - Canacona Taluka
Average literacy rate of Canacona Taluka in 2011 were 84.68% in which, male and female literacy were 90.02% and 79.39% respectively. Total literate in Canacona Taluka were 34,325 of which male and female were 18,137 and 16,188 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Canacona Taluka
The Sex Ratio of Canacona Taluka is 1,005 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,005 females in Canacona Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,005 ) of Canacona Taluka.
Child Population - Canacona Taluka
According to Census 2011, there were 4,635 children between age 0 to 6 years in Canacona Taluka. Out of which 4,635 were male while 4,635 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Canacona Taluka
As per Census 2011, there are total 2,879 families under Canacona Taluka living in urban areas while 2,879 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 27.5% of total population of Canacona Taluka lives in Urban areas while 72.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,260 while that in rural region is 3,375.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 45,172 | 12,434 | 32,738 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 4,635 | 1,260 | 3,375 |
Schedule Caste | 173 | 70 | 103 |
Schedule Tribe | 13,657 | 206 | 13,451 |
Literacy | 84.68% | 89.31% | 82.91% |
Sex Ratio | 1,005 | 976 | 1,016 |
Working Population - Canacona Taluka
In Canacona Taluka out of total population, 19,048 were engaged in work activities. 71.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 19,048 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,146 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 790 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 13,613 | 9,482 | 4,131 |
Cultivators | 4,146 | 2,484 | 1,662 |
Agriculture Labourer | 790 | 401 | 389 |
Household Industries | 423 | 301 | 122 |
Other Workers | 8,254 | 6,296 | 1,958 |
Marginal Workers | 5,435 | 2,972 | 2,463 |
Non Working | 26,124 | 10,078 | 16,046 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Canacona, Goa - Wikipedia