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.
Morumugao | |
|---|---|
 Location of Morumugão in South Goa district, Goa | |
| Coordinates: 15°23′13″N 73°48′47″E / 15.386878°N 73.812971°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Headquarters | Vasco da Gama |
| Settlements (as of 2011) | 1 city 3 towns 10 villages |
| Government | |
| • Tehsildar | N/A |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | N/A |
| • Assembly constituency | N/A |
| • MLA | N/A |
| Population (2011) | |
• Taluka | 154,561 |
| • Urban | 85.62% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy rate | N/A |
| • Sex ratio | N/A |
| PIN | 4032XX, 4037XX, 4038XX |
| Vehicle registration | GA-06 |
| Rain | N/A |
History
editMorumugão was one of the first places to be conquered and incorporated into the Velhas Conquistas of the Portuguese Empire in the East.
Demographics
editAt 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
editHinduism 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
editKonkani and Marathi are among the most commonly spoken languages in Mormugao Taluka.
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
editCity
editMorumugão has one city: Morumugão-Vasco.
Towns
editMorumugão has three towns: Sancoale, Cortalim, and Chicalim.
Villages
editMorumugão has ten villages: Arossim, Cansaulim, Chicolna, Cuelim, Dabolim, Issorcim, Pale, Quelossim, São Jacinto Island, and Velsao.
Islands
editMorumugão has four islands: Ilha de São Jacinto, Ilha de Pequeno (Bat Island), Ilha Grande, and Ilha de São Jorge.
References
edit- ^ "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.