Goa Population Census data 2011

Goa

Goa: easily the most popular holiday destination in India. And for good reason too. The gold and white sand beaches, coconut trees rising above your head, delicious seafood, a wonderful blend of Indians and foreigners, and the equally wonderful marketplaces make it the perfect vacation spot. Population wise, the state of Goa ranks 26th in India. It has only about 15 lakhs of natives residing in it. But the area spread of Goa is far less as compared to the population, thus making it a state of medium population density. Its population density is almost 400 according to Goa census 2011, in a small area of mere 3000 kilometer square. It's the smallest state in India. The Goan beaches and streets may seem crowded to you, but that's probably because of the extent of tourism in the state, since, the population growth rate of Goa is less than 10. The growth rate has drastically decreased since the previous census, which makes the state unique. The literacy rate however, is a different story. Literacy has increased in both genders, but the increment rate is low. Although, the number of female literates has increased satisfactorily.

Urbanization growth has been rapid in Goa; undoubtedly because of the tourism. And so, more than 60% population is urbanized in this state, while rest resides in rural area. In rural areas of Goa, the population growth rate is a problem, since its negative, which means the population is greatly decreasing. Gender ratio in rural areas, on the other hand shows a far more satisfactory picture. The ratio is close to the ideal, and most importantly better than that in urban areas. Major cities here are, Panji, Vasco De Gama and Ponda. And the official language spoken is Konkani, which is widely used in the seaside areas of the west.

The largest city in the state of Goa is Panaji while Vasco da Gama is the capital city of the Goa. The languages spoken in the Goa state includes Konkani. In total Goa (GA) state comprises 2 districts. The ISOCODE assigned by International Organization for Standardization for Goa state is GA.

Goa Population 2011

As per details from Census 2011, Goa has population of 14.57 Lakh, an increase from figure of 13.48 Lakh in 2001 census. Total population of Goa as per 2011 census is 1,457,723 of which male and female are 740,711 and 717,012 respectively. In 2001, total population was 1,347,668 in which males were 687,248 while females were 660,420.

Goa Population Growth Rate

The total population growth in this decade was 8.17 percent while in previous decade it was 14.89 percent. The population of Goa forms 0.12 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 0.13 percent.

Goa Literacy Rate 2011

Literacy rate in Goa has seen upward trend and is 87.40 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 92.81 percent while female literacy is at 81.84 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Goa stood at 82.01 percent of which male and female were 88.62 percent and 76.47 percent literate respectively.

In actual numbers, total literates in Goa stands at 1,152,117 of which males were 620,026 and females were 532,091.

Goa Density 2011

Total area of Goa is 3,702 sq. km. Density of Goa is 394 per sq km which is higher than national average 382 per sq km. In 2001, density of Goa was 364 per sq km, while nation average in 2001 was 324 per sq km.

Goa Sex Ratio

Sex Ratio in Goa is 968 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011. In 2001, the sex ratio of female was 960 per 1000 males in Goa.

Goa Urban Population 2011

Out of total population of Goa, 62.17% people live in urban regions. The total figure of population living in urban areas is 906,309 of which 464,590 are males and while remaining 441,719 are females. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 35.15 percent.

Sex Ratio in urban regions of Goa was 951 females per 1000 males. For child (0-6) sex ratio the figure for urban region stood at 917 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Goa were 87,174. Of total population in urban region, 9.62 % were children (0-6).

Average Literacy rate in Goa for Urban regions was 89.31 percent in which males were 93.47% literate while female literacy stood at 84.96%. Total literates in urban region of Goa were 731,594.

Goa Rural Population 2011

Of the total population of Goa state, around 37.83 percent live in the villages of rural areas. In actual numbers, males and females were 276,121 and 275,293 respectively. Total population of rural areas of Goa state was 551,414. The population growth rate recorded for this decade (2001-2011) was -18.56%.

In rural regions of Goa state, female sex ratio per 1000 males was 997 while same for the child (0-6 age) was 924 girls per 1000 boys. In Goa, 52,321 children (0-6) live in rural areas. Child population forms 9.49 percent of total rural population.

In rural areas of Goa, literacy rate for males and female stood at 91.71 % and 76.84 %. Average literacy rate in Goa for rural areas was 84.26 percent. Total literates in rural areas were 420,523.

Goa Census 2011 Conclusion

The official census 2011 of Goa has been conducted by Directorate of Census Operations in Goa. Enumeration of key persons including Chief Minister of Goa was also done by officials conducting population census.

Figures of population census 2011 Goa have been represented in chart for your reference at bottom.