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

Sancoale is a Census Town city situated in Mormugao taluka of South Goa district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,035 families residing in the Sancoale city. The total population of Sancoale is 21,923 out of which 11,657 are males and 10,266 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sancoale is 881.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sancoale city is 2693 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1357 male children and 1336 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sancoale is 985 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (881).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sancoale is 86.6%. Thus Sancoale has lower literacy rate compared to 87.6% of South Goa district. The male literacy rate is 91.54% and the female literacy rate is 80.93% in Sancoale.

Sancoale Census Town has total administration over 5,035 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.

Sancoale Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,693 1,357 1,336
Literacy 86.6% 80.9% 70.4%
Scheduled Caste 114 55 59
Scheduled Tribe 597 291 306
Illiterate 5,267 2,228 3,039

Caste-wise Population - Sancoale

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Sancoale.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 114 55 59
Schedule Tribe 597 291 306

Religion-wise Population - Sancoale

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sancoale is 16,460 which is 75.08% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sancoale is 2,838 which is 12.95% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sancoale as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,460 (75.08%) 8,919 7,541
Muslim 2,838 (12.95%) 1,493 1,345
Christian 2,457 (11.21%) 1,152 1,305
Sikh 40 (0.18%) 23 17
Buddhist 19 (0.09%) 10 9
Jain 24 (0.11%) 15 9
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 85 (0.39%) 45 40

Literacy Rate - Sancoale

The total literacy rate of Sancoale was 86.61% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 88.7% of Goa. Population-wise, out of total 16,656 literates, males were 9,429 while females were 7,227. Also the male literacy rate was 91.54% and the female literacy rate was 80.93% in Sancoale.

  Sancoale Goa
Female 80.93% 84.66%
Male 91.54% 92.65%
Total 86.61% 88.7%

Sex Ratio - Sancoale

The Sex Ratio of Sancoale is 881. Thus per every 1000 men there were 881 females in Sancoale. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 985 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 881 ) of Sancoale.

Child Population - Sancoale

According to Census 2011, there were 2,693 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sancoale. Out of which 1,357 were male while 1,336 were female.

Working Population - Sancoale

In Sancoale Census Town out of total population, 9,310 were engaged in work activities. 83.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,310 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,795 6,245 1,550
Cultivators 41 34 7
Agriculture Labourer 36 29 7
Household Industries 53 35 18
Other Workers 7,665 6,147 1,518
Marginal Workers 1,515 916 599
Non Working 12,613 4,496 8,117

Sancoale Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 21,923 76% 881

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