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

Sanvordem is a Census Town city situated in Sanguem taluka of South Goa district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,187 families residing in the Sanvordem city. The total population of Sanvordem is 5,103 out of which 2,552 are males and 2,551 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sanvordem is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sanvordem city is 634 which is 12% of the total population. There are 320 male children and 314 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sanvordem is 981 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sanvordem is 86%. Thus Sanvordem has lower literacy rate compared to 87.6% of South Goa district. The male literacy rate is 90.86% and the female literacy rate is 81.18% in Sanvordem.

Sanvordem Census Town has total administration over 1,187 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.

Sanvordem Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 634 320 314
Literacy 86% 79.5% 71.2%
Scheduled Caste 141 69 72
Scheduled Tribe 48 23 25
Illiterate 1,259 524 735

Caste-wise Population - Sanvordem

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Sanvordem.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 141 69 72
Schedule Tribe 48 23 25

Religion-wise Population - Sanvordem

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sanvordem is 3,895 which is 76.33% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sanvordem is 654 which is 12.82% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sanvordem as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,895 (76.33%) 1,948 1,947
Muslim 654 (12.82%) 332 322
Christian 539 (10.56%) 265 274
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 3 (0.06%) 2 1
Jain 10 (0.2%) 3 7
Other Religion 1 (0.02%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.02%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Sanvordem

The total literacy rate of Sanvordem was 86.01% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 88.7% of Goa. Population-wise, out of total 3,844 literates, males were 2,028 while females were 1,816. Also the male literacy rate was 90.86% and the female literacy rate was 81.18% in Sanvordem.

  Sanvordem Goa
Female 81.18% 84.66%
Male 90.86% 92.65%
Total 86.01% 88.7%

Sex Ratio - Sanvordem

The Sex Ratio of Sanvordem is 1,000. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,000 females in Sanvordem. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 981 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Sanvordem.

Child Population - Sanvordem

According to Census 2011, there were 634 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sanvordem. Out of which 320 were male while 314 were female.

Working Population - Sanvordem

In Sanvordem Census Town out of total population, 2,143 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,143 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,872 1,420 452
Cultivators 24 12 12
Agriculture Labourer 14 3 11
Household Industries 13 8 5
Other Workers 1,821 1,397 424
Marginal Workers 271 128 143
Non Working 2,960 1,004 1,956

Sanvordem Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,103 75.3% 1,000

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