Mormugao taluka

Morumugao
Taluka
Location of Morumugão in South Goa district, Goa
Location of Morumugão in South Goa district, Goa
Coordinates: 15°23′13″N 73°48′47″E / 15.386878°N 73.812971°E / 15.386878; 73.812971
Country India
StateGoa
DistrictSouth Goa
HeadquartersVasco da Gama
Settlements (as of 2011)1 city
3 towns
10 villages
Government
 • TehsildarN/A
 • Lok Sabha constituencyN/A
 • Assembly constituencyN/A
 • MLAN/A
Population
 (2011)
 • Taluka
154,561
 • Urban
85.62%
Demographics
 • Literacy rateN/A
 • Sex ratioN/A
PIN
4032XX, 4037XX, 4038XX
Vehicle registrationGA-06
RainN/A

Morumugao taluka is an administrative subdivision of South Goa district, Goa state, India, headquartered at Mormugao city. It is the state's only subdistrict to have all four modes of transport—air, road, rail, and sea.

History

Morumugão was one of the first places to be conquered and incorporated into the Velhas Conquistas of the Portuguese Empire in the East.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, Mormugao had a population of 154,561 with sex ratio of 905 females to 1000 males. Mormugao Taluka has an average literacy rate of 89.30%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 93.33% and female literacy is 84.84%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.66% and 4.44% of the population respectively. 85.62% of the population lives in urban areas.[1]

Religion

Religion in Mormugao Taluka (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 64.85%
Christianity
 
 21.54%
Islam
 
 12.76%
Other or not stated
 
 0.85%

Hinduism is followed by the majority of population of Mormugao Taluka. Christians form a significant minority. At the time of the 2011 Census of India 64.85% of the population of the Taluka followed Hinduism, 21.54% Christianity, 12.76% Islam and 0.19% of the population followed other religions or did not state their religious affiliation.[2]

Languages

Konkani, Hindi and Kannada are among the most commonly spoken languages in Mormugao Taluka.

Languages of Mormugao Taluka (2011)[3]

  Konkani (42.68%)
  Hindi (16.68%)
  Kannada (12.37%)
  Marathi (7.90%)
  Urdu (6.00%)
  Malayalam (2.32%)
  Lambadi (2.31%)
  Telugu (2.05%)
  Bhojpuri (1.55%)
  Bengali (1.07%)
  Tamil (1.05%)
  Others (4.02%)

At the time of 2011 Census of India, 42.68% of the population of Mormugao Taluka spoke Konkani, 16.68% Hindi, 12.37% Kannada, 7.90% Marathi, 6.00% Urdu, 2.32% Malayalam, 2.31% Lambadi, 2.05% Telugu, 1.55% Bhojpuri, 1.07% Bengali and 1.05% Tamil as their first language.[3]

Settlements

City

Morumugão has one city: Morumugão-Vasco.

Towns

Morumugão has three towns: Sancoale, Cortalim, and Chicalim.

Villages

Morumugão has ten villages: Arossim, Cansaulim, Chicolna, Cuelim, Dabolim, Issorcim, Pale, Quelossim, São Jacinto Island, and Velsao.

Islands

Morumugão has four islands: Ilha de São Jacinto, Ilha de Pequeno (Bat Island), Ilha Grande, and Ilha de São Jorge.

References

  1. ^ "District Census Hand Book – South Goa" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.