Sanguem | |
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![]() Location of Sanguem in South Goa district in Goa | |
Coordinates: 15°13′42″N 74°09′08″E / 15.228420°N 74.152152°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Goa |
District | South Goa |
Headquarters | Sanguem city |
Settlements (as of 2011) | 1 City 1 Town 45 Villages |
Government | |
• Tehsildar | Ajay Gaude |
• Lok Sabha constituency | North Goa |
• Assembly constituency | Sanguem (Goa Assembly constituency) |
• MLA | Prasad Gaonkar |
Population (2011) | |
• Taluka | 65,147 |
• Urban | 17.72% |
Demographics | |
• Literacy rate | na |
• Sex ratio | na |
PIN | 4034XX, 4037XX |
Vehicle registration | GA-09 |
Rain | na |
Sanguem taluka is an administrative region of Goa state, India.[1][2]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, Sanguem had a population of 65,147 with sex ratio of 997 females to 1,000 males. Sanguem Taluka has an average literacy rate of 83.43%, compared to the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 89.60% and female literacy 77.24%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.12% and 21.94% of the population respectively. 17.72% of the population lives in urban areas.[3]
Religion
Hinduism is followed by the majority of population of Sanguem Taluka. Christians form a significant minority. At the time of the 2011 Census of India 78.86% of the population of the Taluka followed Hinduism, 13.86% Christianity, 6.62% Islam and 0.24% of the population followed other religions or did not state religion.[4]
Languages
Konkani and Marathi are among the most commonly spoken languages in Sanguem Taluka.
At the time of 2011 Census of India, 73.45% of the population of Sanguem Taluka spoke Konkani, 9.04% Marathi, 6.00% Kannada, 5.96% Hindi and 1.63% Urdu as their first language.[5]
Settlements
Many of the villages mentioned below were ceded to the Dharbandora Taluka.
Cities
Sanguem has 1 City: Sanguem City
Towns
Sanguem has 1 Town: Sanvordem
Villages
Sanguem has 45 Villages: Aglote, Bandoli, Bati, Calem, Camarconda, Caranzol, Codli, Colem, Colomba, Comproi, Coranginim, Cormonem, Costi, Cotarli, Cumbari, Curdi, Curpem, Dharbandora, Dongor, Dudal, Maulinguem, Moissal, Molem, Muguli, Naiquinim, Netorli, Nundem, Patiem, Piliem, Porteem, Potrem, Rivona, Rumbrem, Sancordem, Sangod, Santona, Sigao, Sonauli, Surla, Tudou, Uguem, Verlem, Vichundrem, Viliena, Xelpem
References
- ^ "Village Maps of India". villagemap.in. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Sanguem S.O Post Office – SANGUEM, SOUTH GOA, Goa". IndiaOnline Pincodes. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – South Goa" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
External links
http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/5618-sanguem-south-goa-goa.html