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Chicalim Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South Goa, Goa - Census 2011

Chicalim is a Census Town city situated in Mormugao taluka of South Goa district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,483 families residing in the Chicalim city. The total population of Chicalim is 6,933 out of which 3,921 are males and 3,012 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chicalim is 768.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chicalim city is 618 which is 9% of the total population. There are 303 male children and 315 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chicalim is 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (768).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chicalim is 93.2%. Thus Chicalim has higher literacy rate compared to 87.6% of South Goa district. The male literacy rate is 96.13% and the female literacy rate is 89.28% in Chicalim.

Chicalim Census Town has total administration over 1,483 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chicalim Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chicalim Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 618 303 315
Literacy 93.2% 88.7% 79.9%
Scheduled Caste 76 44 32
Scheduled Tribe 234 111 123
Illiterate 1,047 443 604

Caste-wise Population - Chicalim

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.4% of total population in Chicalim.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 76 44 32
Schedule Tribe 234 111 123

Religion-wise Population - Chicalim

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chicalim is 4,968 which is 71.66% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chicalim is 411 which is 5.93% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chicalim as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,968 (71.66%) 2,924 2,044
Muslim 411 (5.93%) 216 195
Christian 1,377 (19.86%) 691 686
Sikh 112 (1.62%) 61 51
Buddhist 18 (0.26%) 7 11
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 47 (0.68%) 22 25

Literacy Rate - Chicalim

The total literacy rate of Chicalim was 93.21% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 88.7% of Goa. Population-wise, out of total 5,886 literates, males were 3,478 while females were 2,408. Also the male literacy rate was 96.13% and the female literacy rate was 89.28% in Chicalim.

  Chicalim Goa
Female 89.28% 84.66%
Male 96.13% 92.65%
Total 93.21% 88.7%

Sex Ratio - Chicalim

The Sex Ratio of Chicalim is 768. Thus per every 1000 men there were 768 females in Chicalim. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 768 ) of Chicalim.

Child Population - Chicalim

According to Census 2011, there were 618 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chicalim. Out of which 303 were male while 315 were female.

Working Population - Chicalim

In Chicalim Census Town out of total population, 3,438 were engaged in work activities. 93.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,438 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,201 2,520 681
Cultivators 20 15 5
Agriculture Labourer 5 3 2
Household Industries 35 16 19
Other Workers 3,141 2,486 655
Marginal Workers 237 126 111
Non Working 3,495 1,275 2,220

Chicalim Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chicalim is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,933 84.9% 768

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