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

Ponda Taluka of North Goa district has total population of 165,830 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 85,492 are males while 80,338 are females. In 2011 there were total 38,349 families residing in Ponda Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Ponda Taluka is 940.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 62.5% people lives in Urban areas while 37.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90.3% while that in the rural areas is 87.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ponda Taluka is 919% while that of Rural areas is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponda Taluka is 15785 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8105 male children and 7680 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponda Taluka is 948 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Ponda Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Ponda Taluka is 89.21%. The male literacy rate is 84.69% and the female literacy rate is 76.49% in Ponda Taluka.

Population
165,830
Families
38,349
Literacy
89.21%
Sex Ratio
940

To facilitate the administration, Ponda Taluka is further divided into 10 towns and 22 villages.

Ponda Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,785 8,105 7,680
Literacy 89.21% 84.69% 76.49%
Scheduled Caste 1,925 969 956
Scheduled Tribe 27,599 13,548 14,051
Illiterate 31,971 13,086 18,885

Caste-wise Population - Ponda Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.6% of total population in Ponda Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,925 969 956
Schedule Tribe 27,599 13,548 14,051

Religion-wise Population - Ponda Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 138,705 (83.64%) 71,643 67,062
Muslim 12,542 (7.56%) 6,684 5,858
Christian 14,010 (8.45%) 6,857 7,153
Sikh 132 (0.08%) 85 47
Buddhist 92 (0.06%) 38 54
Jain 132 (0.08%) 70 62
Other Religion 21 (0.01%) 8 13
No Religion Specified 196 (0.12%) 107 89

Literacy Rate - Ponda Taluka

Average literacy rate of Ponda Taluka in 2011 were 89.21% in which, male and female literacy were 93.56% and 84.58% respectively. Total literate in Ponda Taluka were 133,859 of which male and female were 72,406 and 61,453 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ponda Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Ponda Taluka is 940 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Ponda Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 948 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Ponda Taluka.

Child Population - Ponda Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 15,785 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ponda Taluka. Out of which 15,785 were male while 15,785 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ponda Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 24,213 families under Ponda Taluka living in urban areas while 24,213 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 62.5% of total population of Ponda Taluka lives in Urban areas while 37.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 9,950 while that in rural region is 5,835.

Total Urban Rural
Population 165,830 103,651 62,179
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,785 9,950 5,835
Schedule Caste 1,925 1,145 780
Schedule Tribe 27,599 13,670 13,929
Literacy 89.21% 90.31% 87.39%
Sex Ratio 940 919 975

Working Population - Ponda Taluka

In Ponda Taluka out of total population, 69,117 were engaged in work activities. 83.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 69,117 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,186 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,241 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 57,924 43,781 14,143
Cultivators 2,186 1,338 848
Agriculture Labourer 1,241 855 386
Household Industries 1,161 838 323
Other Workers 53,336 40,750 12,586
Marginal Workers 11,193 6,746 4,447
Non Working 96,713 34,965 61,748

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