South Goa district

Coordinates: 15°16′21″N 73°57′30″E / 15.2724°N 73.9583°E / 15.2724; 73.9583
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South Goa district
National Highway 4A
Largest cityCuncolim (28.7 km2)
Largest city (by population)Mormugao
ClimateAm (Köppen)
Websitesouthgoa.nic.in

South Goa district is one of two districts that together constiitue the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast.

History

The

statehood (while Daman and Diu
became a separate union territory), and Goa was reorganised into two districts, North Goa and South Goa.

Administration

Asvin Chandru A,[2] an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, is the Collector and District Magistrate of South Goa.[3] There are deputy collectors and mamlatdars for each subdivision/taluka.

The headquarters of the district is Margao.[4]

There are 205 revenue villages in South Goa District under seven Talukas (subdistricts) headed each by the Mamlatdar.[5]

Divisions

Rural Salcete, South Goa

Margao is the administrative headquarters of the district. The 'Matanhy Saldanha Administrative Complex', the collectorate building, named after former minister and social activist Mr Mathany Saldanha, is located on the outskirts of the city, adjoining the intercity bus stand.[6]

The district is divided into five subdivisions—Ponda, Mormugao-Vasco, Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven talukas—Ponda, Dharbandora, Sanguem, Mormugao (Vasco), Salcete (Margao), Quepem, and Canacona (Chaudi).

Ponda taluka that was previously part of North Goa district became part of South Goa district in January 2015.

Politics

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District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
South Goa 24
Mormugao
 Sankalp Amonkar Indian National Congress UPA Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022[7]
Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
25
Vasco da Gama
 Krishna Salkar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
26
Dabolim
 Mauvin Godinho Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Cabinet Minister
27
Cortalim
 Antonio Vas Independent NDA
28
Nuvem
 Aleixo Sequeira Indian National Congress UPA Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022[7]
Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
29
Curtorim
 Aleixo Lourenco Independent NDA
30
Fatorda
 Vijai Sardesai Goa Forward Party UPA
31
Margao
 Digambar Kamat Indian National Congress UPA Switched from INC to BJP on 14 September 2022[7]
Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
32
Benaulim
 Venzy Viegas Aam Aadmi Party
33
Navelim
 Ulhas Tuenkar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
34
Cuncolim
 Yuri Alemao Indian National Congress UPA
35
Velim
 Cruz Silva Aam Aadmi Party
36
Quepem
 Altone D'Costa Indian National Congress UPA
37
Curchorem
 Nilesh Cabral Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Cabinet Minister
38
Sanvordem
 Ganesh Gaonkar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA
39
Sanguem
 Subhash Phal Desai Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Cabinet Minister
40
Canacona
 Ramesh Tawadkar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Speaker

Transport

Frequent buses are available between Margao and North Goa.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1900181,439—    
1910180,429−0.06%
1920181,455+0.06%
1931191,667+0.50%
1940204,297+0.71%
1950216,574+0.59%
1960240,330+1.05%
1971336,808+3.12%
1981439,728+2.70%
1991504,989+1.39%
2001589,095+1.55%
2011640,537+0.84%
source:[8]

According to the

640). The district has a population density of 326 inhabitants per square kilometre (840/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 8.63%. South Goa has a sex ratio of 980 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 85.53%.[9] The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.22% and 14.47% of the population of the district.[12]

Religion

Religion in South Goa district[13]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 53.34%
Christianity
 
 36.21%
Islam
 
 9.93%
Others
 
 0.5%

Hinduism (53%) is followed by the majority of population of South Goa. Christians (36%) form significant minority.[13]

Language

Languages of South Goa district (2011)[14]

  
Malayalam
(1.00%)
  Others (6.72%)

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 66.44% of the population in the district spoke Konkani, 12.38% Hindi, 6.45% Marathi, 5.98% Kannada, 3.39% Urdu, 1.00% Malayalam, 0.86% Telugu, 0.55% Bengali, 0.49% Tamil, 0.49% Gujarati, 0.44% Odia and 0.42% English as their first language.[15]

Education

There are many educational institutions in South Goa. The prominent colleges include:

References

  1. ^ South Goa
  2. ^ "Witness in the Corridors". Archived from the original on 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Who's Who | South Goa District | India". southgoa.nic.in. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ "District Profile - South Goa District Website, Goa, India". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Tehsil | South Goa District | India". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ TNN (31 May 2013). "South Goa collectorate named after Matanhy". The Times of India. Margao: The Times Group. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "8 Goa Congress MLAs defect to BJP". The Indian Express. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
  9. ^ a b "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  10. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est.
  11. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Vermont 625,741
  12. ^ "South Goa District Population, Goa, List of Talukas in South Goa". Censusindia2011.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  13. ^ a b "C-1 Population By Religious Community". census.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  14. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  15. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Parvatibai Chowgule College - About SPCC". Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  17. ^ "G. R. Kare College of Law - About Us". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Padre Conceição College Of Engineering". www.pccegoa.org.
  19. ^ "M.E.S. College of Arts & Commerce". www.mescollege.org.

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