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

Guirim is a Census Town city situated in Bardez taluka of North Goa district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,178 families residing in the Guirim city. The total population of Guirim is 5,036 out of which 2,502 are males and 2,534 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Guirim is 1,013.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Guirim city is 493 which is 10% of the total population. There are 258 male children and 235 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Guirim is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,013).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Guirim is 90.8%. Thus Guirim has higher literacy rate compared to 89.6% of North Goa district. The male literacy rate is 94.34% and the female literacy rate is 87.26% in Guirim.

Guirim Census Town has total administration over 1,178 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.

Guirim Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 493 258 235
Literacy 90.8% 84.6% 79.2%
Scheduled Caste 43 19 24
Scheduled Tribe 4 4 0
Illiterate 913 385 528

Caste-wise Population - Guirim

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Guirim.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 43 19 24
Schedule Tribe 4 4 0

Religion-wise Population - Guirim

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Guirim is 3,494 which is 69.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Guirim is 191 which is 3.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Guirim as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,494 (69.38%) 1,780 1,714
Muslim 191 (3.79%) 104 87
Christian 1,309 (25.99%) 604 705
Sikh 2 (0.04%) 0 2
Buddhist 9 (0.18%) 4 5
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 25 (0.5%) 8 17
No Religion Specified 6 (0.12%) 2 4

Literacy Rate - Guirim

The total literacy rate of Guirim was 90.76% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 88.7% of Goa. Population-wise, out of total 4,123 literates, males were 2,117 while females were 2,006. Also the male literacy rate was 94.34% and the female literacy rate was 87.26% in Guirim.

  Guirim Goa
Female 87.26% 84.66%
Male 94.34% 92.65%
Total 90.76% 88.7%

Sex Ratio - Guirim

The Sex Ratio of Guirim is 1,013. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,013 females in Guirim. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Guirim.

Child Population - Guirim

According to Census 2011, there were 493 children between age 0 to 6 years in Guirim. Out of which 258 were male while 235 were female.

Working Population - Guirim

In Guirim Census Town out of total population, 2,031 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,031 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,415 1,033 382
Cultivators 22 15 7
Agriculture Labourer 10 6 4
Household Industries 33 24 9
Other Workers 1,350 988 362
Marginal Workers 616 398 218
Non Working 3,005 1,071 1,934

Guirim Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,036 81.9% 1,013

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