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Curti Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data North Goa, Goa - Census 2011

Curti is a Census Town city situated in Ponda taluka of North Goa district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,859 families residing in the Curti city. The total population of Curti is 16,385 out of which 8,726 are males and 7,659 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Curti is 878.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Curti city is 1847 which is 11% of the total population. There are 945 male children and 902 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Curti is 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (878).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Curti is 88.2%. Thus Curti has lower literacy rate compared to 89.6% of North Goa district. The male literacy rate is 91.81% and the female literacy rate is 83.96% in Curti.

Curti Census Town has total administration over 3,859 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.

Curti Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,847 945 902
Literacy 88.2% 81.9% 74.1%
Scheduled Caste 233 126 107
Scheduled Tribe 971 488 483
Illiterate 3,568 1,582 1,986

Caste-wise Population - Curti

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.9% of total population in Curti.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 233 126 107
Schedule Tribe 971 488 483

Religion-wise Population - Curti

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Curti is 11,384 which is 69.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Curti is 4,197 which is 25.61% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Curti as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,384 (69.48%) 6,055 5,329
Muslim 4,197 (25.61%) 2,263 1,934
Christian 716 (4.37%) 366 350
Sikh 15 (0.09%) 10 5
Buddhist 20 (0.12%) 9 11
Jain 28 (0.17%) 13 15
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 24 (0.15%) 10 14

Literacy Rate - Curti

The total literacy rate of Curti was 88.16% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 88.7% of Goa. Population-wise, out of total 12,817 literates, males were 7,144 while females were 5,673. Also the male literacy rate was 91.81% and the female literacy rate was 83.96% in Curti.

  Curti Goa
Female 83.96% 84.66%
Male 91.81% 92.65%
Total 88.16% 88.7%

Sex Ratio - Curti

The Sex Ratio of Curti is 878. Thus per every 1000 men there were 878 females in Curti. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 878 ) of Curti.

Child Population - Curti

According to Census 2011, there were 1,847 children between age 0 to 6 years in Curti. Out of which 945 were male while 902 were female.

Working Population - Curti

In Curti Census Town out of total population, 6,873 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,873 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 180 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,152 4,872 1,280
Cultivators 56 42 14
Agriculture Labourer 180 110 70
Household Industries 101 65 36
Other Workers 5,815 4,655 1,160
Marginal Workers 721 408 313
Non Working 9,512 3,446 6,066

Curti Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 16,385 78.2% 878

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