Pernem Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - North Goa district, Goa

Pernem Taluka of North Goa district has total population of 75,747 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 38,652 are males while 37,095 are females. In 2011 there were total 17,248 families residing in Pernem Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Pernem Taluka is 960.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 39.7% people lives in Urban areas while 60.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.6% while that in the rural areas is 87%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Pernem Taluka is 978% while that of Rural areas is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pernem Taluka is 6902 which is 9% of the total population. There are 3611 male children and 3291 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pernem Taluka is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Pernem Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Pernem Taluka is 88.05%. The male literacy rate is 84.22% and the female literacy rate is 75.65% in Pernem Taluka.

Population
75,747
Families
17,248
Literacy
88.05%
Sex Ratio
960

To facilitate the administration, Pernem Taluka is further divided into 5 towns and 23 villages.

Pernem Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pernem Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,902 3,611 3,291
Literacy 88.05% 84.22% 75.65%
Scheduled Caste 3,070 1,488 1,582
Scheduled Tribe 46 24 22
Illiterate 15,132 6,100 9,032

Caste-wise Population - Pernem Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Pernem Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,070 1,488 1,582
Schedule Tribe 46 24 22

Religion-wise Population - Pernem Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 67,330 (88.89%) 34,393 32,937
Muslim 539 (0.71%) 284 255
Christian 7,735 (10.21%) 3,887 3,848
Sikh 14 (0.02%) 9 5
Buddhist 22 (0.03%) 14 8
Jain 5 (0.01%) 4 1
Other Religion 6 (0.01%) 4 2
No Religion Specified 96 (0.13%) 57 39

Literacy Rate - Pernem Taluka

Average literacy rate of Pernem Taluka in 2011 were 88.05% in which, male and female literacy were 92.9% and 83.02% respectively. Total literate in Pernem Taluka were 60,615 of which male and female were 32,552 and 28,063 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pernem Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Pernem Taluka is 960 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 960 females in Pernem Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Pernem Taluka.

Child Population - Pernem Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 6,902 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pernem Taluka. Out of which 6,902 were male while 6,902 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pernem Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 6,825 families under Pernem Taluka living in urban areas while 6,825 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 39.7% of total population of Pernem Taluka lives in Urban areas while 60.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,640 while that in rural region is 4,262.

Total Urban Rural
Population 75,747 30,066 45,681
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,902 2,640 4,262
Schedule Caste 3,070 794 2,276
Schedule Tribe 46 26 20
Literacy 88.05% 89.65% 86.98%
Sex Ratio 960 978 948

Working Population - Pernem Taluka

In Pernem Taluka out of total population, 28,438 were engaged in work activities. 67.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 28,438 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,421 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 491 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,251 15,471 3,780
Cultivators 1,421 903 518
Agriculture Labourer 491 345 146
Household Industries 409 320 89
Other Workers 16,930 13,903 3,027
Marginal Workers 9,187 6,106 3,081
Non Working 47,309 17,075 30,234

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