South Goa District, Goa

South Goa District is an administrative district in the state of Goa, India. It is situated about 55 km from Panaji, the state capital of Goa. The district headquarters is located at Margao. Konkani, Marathi and English are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 1,966 km², including 1,666.80 km² of rural area and 299.20 km² of urban area.

List of Talukas in South Goa District

South Goa District is divided into 3 Talukas for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 99 villages under these talukas. The table below lists each taluka along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.TalukaVillagesArea (km²)
1Mormugao 17109.12
2Ponda 32292.78
3Salcete 50298.16

Population of South Goa District

As per the Census 2011, South Goa District has a total population of 6,40,537 people, consisting of 3,22,463 males and 3,18,074 females. There are 1,51,845 households in the district with an average population density of 326 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population6,40,5372,26,8044,13,733
Male Population3,22,4631,11,5282,10,935
Female Population3,18,0741,15,2762,02,798
Total Households1,51,84553,50498,341
Population Density326 / km²136 / km²1,383 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 5,02,427 literate people and 66,906 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 7,843 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 92,669 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)66,90623,27943,627
Literate Population5,02,4271,72,6443,29,783
Illiterate Population1,38,11054,16083,950
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population7,8431,6186,225
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population92,66959,94532,724

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.