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

Quela is a Census Town city situated in Ponda taluka of North Goa district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,623 families residing in the Quela city. The total population of Quela is 6,852 out of which 3,500 are males and 3,352 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Quela is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Quela city is 646 which is 9% of the total population. There are 299 male children and 347 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Quela is 1,161 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (958).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Quela is 91.3%. Thus Quela has higher literacy rate compared to 89.6% of North Goa district. The male literacy rate is 93.66% and the female literacy rate is 88.89% in Quela.

Quela Census Town has total administration over 1,623 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.

Quela Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 646 299 347
Literacy 91.3% 85.7% 79.7%
Scheduled Caste 95 42 53
Scheduled Tribe 385 180 205
Illiterate 1,183 502 681

Caste-wise Population - Quela

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.6% of total population in Quela.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 95 42 53
Schedule Tribe 385 180 205

Religion-wise Population - Quela

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Quela is 6,013 which is 87.76% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Quela is 504 which is 7.36% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Quela as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,013 (87.76%) 3,068 2,945
Muslim 504 (7.36%) 271 233
Christian 293 (4.28%) 144 149
Sikh 13 (0.19%) 8 5
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 9 (0.13%) 3 6
Other Religion 11 (0.16%) 4 7
No Religion Specified 9 (0.13%) 2 7

Literacy Rate - Quela

The total literacy rate of Quela was 91.35% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 88.7% of Goa. Population-wise, out of total 5,669 literates, males were 2,998 while females were 2,671. Also the male literacy rate was 93.66% and the female literacy rate was 88.89% in Quela.

  Quela Goa
Female 88.89% 84.66%
Male 93.66% 92.65%
Total 91.35% 88.7%

Sex Ratio - Quela

The Sex Ratio of Quela is 958. Thus per every 1000 men there were 958 females in Quela. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,161 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Quela.

Child Population - Quela

According to Census 2011, there were 646 children between age 0 to 6 years in Quela. Out of which 299 were male while 347 were female.

Working Population - Quela

In Quela Census Town out of total population, 2,871 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,871 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,532 1,825 707
Cultivators 33 28 5
Agriculture Labourer 35 23 12
Household Industries 52 41 11
Other Workers 2,412 1,733 679
Marginal Workers 339 197 142
Non Working 3,981 1,478 2,503

Quela Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,852 82.7% 958

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