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

Navelim is a Census Town city situated in Salcete taluka of South Goa district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,799 families residing in the Navelim city. The total population of Navelim is 12,323 out of which 6,875 are males and 5,448 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Navelim is 792.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Navelim city is 1304 which is 11% of the total population. There are 679 male children and 625 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Navelim is 920 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (792).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Navelim is 91.3%. Thus Navelim has higher literacy rate compared to 87.6% of South Goa district. The male literacy rate is 93.93% and the female literacy rate is 88.04% in Navelim.

Navelim Census Town has total administration over 2,799 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.

Navelim Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,304 679 625
Literacy 91.3% 84.7% 77.9%
Scheduled Caste 79 48 31
Scheduled Tribe 756 373 383
Illiterate 2,257 1,055 1,202

Caste-wise Population - Navelim

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.1% of total population in Navelim.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 79 48 31
Schedule Tribe 756 373 383

Religion-wise Population - Navelim

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Navelim is 5,090 which is 41.3% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Navelim is 1,590 which is 12.9% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Navelim as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,090 (41.3%) 3,407 1,683
Muslim 1,590 (12.9%) 848 742
Christian 5,599 (45.44%) 2,587 3,012
Sikh 18 (0.15%) 13 5
Buddhist 7 (0.06%) 7 0
Jain 5 (0.04%) 5 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 14 (0.11%) 8 6

Literacy Rate - Navelim

The total literacy rate of Navelim was 91.35% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 88.7% of Goa. Population-wise, out of total 10,066 literates, males were 5,820 while females were 4,246. Also the male literacy rate was 93.93% and the female literacy rate was 88.04% in Navelim.

  Navelim Goa
Female 88.04% 84.66%
Male 93.93% 92.65%
Total 91.35% 88.7%

Sex Ratio - Navelim

The Sex Ratio of Navelim is 792. Thus per every 1000 men there were 792 females in Navelim. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 792 ) of Navelim.

Child Population - Navelim

According to Census 2011, there were 1,304 children between age 0 to 6 years in Navelim. Out of which 679 were male while 625 were female.

Working Population - Navelim

In Navelim Census Town out of total population, 5,488 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,488 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,835 4,070 765
Cultivators 33 31 2
Agriculture Labourer 21 16 5
Household Industries 108 98 10
Other Workers 4,673 3,925 748
Marginal Workers 653 371 282
Non Working 6,835 2,434 4,401

Navelim Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 12,323 81.7% 792

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