South Goa district | |
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Country | India |
State | Goa |
Headquarters | Margao |
Talukas | |
Government | |
• District collector | Asvin Chandru A., I.A.S. |
• Superintendent of Police | Abhishek Dhania, IPS |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | South Goa |
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Captain Viriato Hipolito de Mendonça e Fernandes (INC) |
• Zilla Parishad, Chairperson | Suvarna Tendulkar |
Area | |
• Total | 1,966 km2 (759 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 640,537 |
• Rank | 2nd |
• Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
• Urban | 64.59% |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 85.53% |
• Sex ratio | 980 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
PIN | 4032xx ,4034xx, 4036xx, 4037xx,4038xx (South Goa) [1] |
Telephone | +91 0832 |
Vehicle registration | GA-02 |
Major highways | 1.National Highway 66, 2.National Highway 4A |
Largest city | Cuncolim (28.7 km2) |
Largest city (by population) | Mormugao |
Climate | Am (Köppen) |
Website | southgoa |
South Goa district is one of two districts that together constitute 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.
The Portuguese established a colony in Goa in 1510 and expanded the colony to its present boundaries during the 17th and 18th centuries. Goa was annexed by India on 19 December 1961. Goa and two other former Portuguese enclaves became the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, and Goa was organised into a single district in 1965. On 30 May 1987 Goa attained statehood (while Daman and Diu became a separate union territory), and Goa was reorganised into two districts, North Goa and South Goa.
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]
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.
Frequent buses are available between Margao and North Goa.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1900 | 181,439 | — |
1910 | 180,429 | −0.06% |
1920 | 181,455 | +0.06% |
1931 | 191,667 | +0.50% |
1940 | 204,297 | +0.71% |
1950 | 216,574 | +0.59% |
1960 | 240,330 | +1.05% |
1971 | 336,808 | +3.12% |
1981 | 439,728 | +2.70% |
1991 | 504,989 | +1.39% |
2001 | 589,095 | +1.55% |
2011 | 640,537 | +0.84% |
source: [8] |
According to the 2011 census South Goa has a population of 640,537 [9] which is roughly equal to the nation of Montenegro [10] or the US state of Vermont. [11] This gives it a ranking of 515th in India (out of a total of 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]
Hinduism (53%) is followed by the majority of population of South Goa. Christians (36%) form significant minority. [13]
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]
There are many educational institutions in South Goa. The prominent colleges include:
Ponda, is a city and a municipal council in the North Goa district of Goa, India.
Margao is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It stands on the banks of the river Sal. It is the district headquarters of South Goa, and administrative headquarters of Salcete sub-district. It is Goa's second largest city by population after Mormugao.
Canacona is an administrative region in the district of South Goa, Goa state, India.
Salcete or Salcette is a subdivision of the district of South Goa, in the state of Goa, situated by the west coast of India. The Sal River and its backwaters dominate the landscape of Salcete. Historically, the sixty-six settlements south of the Zuari River formed the original Salcette territory. Salcete forms a part of the bigger Konkan region that stretches along the western shoreline of peninsular India.
Mormugao is a coastal town situated in the eponymous subdistrict of Southern Goa state, India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port.
This is a timeline of Goan history. It overlaps with the histories of other regions in South Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and colonial powers that influenced the region, including Portugal.
Cortalim is a village in Morumugão, Goa, India. Its native Goan population is entirely Catholic and their main occupations include fishing and agriculture. Located on the banks of the Zuari River, it was previously known as Kushasthale.
Khandepar is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India.
Quepem is a taluka of South Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It is an administrative region of Goa, India.
Pondataluka is a subdivision of the district of north Goa, in the Indian state of Goa. Its administrative headquarters is the township of Ponda.
Kavale or Kavalem is a village in Ponda taluk, in the Indian state of Goa. Kavle/Kawale/Kawle are other variations for the same name.
José Matanhy de Saldanha was an Indian social activist, journalist, former Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly and school teacher, who campaigned for Goan identity, values, and culture. He also served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa with portfolios of Tourism as well as Science and Environment.
Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea in the west. It is India's smallest state by area and fourth-smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita among all Indian states, two and a half times as high as the GDP per capita of the country as a whole. The Eleventh Finance Commission of India named Goa the best-placed state because of its infrastructure, and India's National Commission on Population rated it as having the best quality of life in India. It is the second-highest ranking among Indian states in the human development index.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Goa:
Morumugaotaluka 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.
Urminda Mascarenhas e Lima Leitao was an Indian politician, educator and businesswoman. She was a former member of the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly, representing the Mormugao Assembly constituency from 1963 to 1967. Mascarenhas was the first woman MLA to be elected in the 1963 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election, also the first and only woman legislator from the Mormugao Assembly constituency. She was known for her diligent attitude and radical speeches in the state legislative assembly.
Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est.
Vermont 625,741