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Census town · Census 2011 · code 626734

Goa Velha population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Goa, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population4,322people
Households1,055PCA households
Literacy rate89.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.98%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,3222,1292,193
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6427210217
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,4731,7791,694
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.17%92.7%85.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople20119
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1165957
Total workersCensus workers1,7711,169602
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.98%54.91%27.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,5061,033473
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months265136129
Non-workerspeople2,5519601,591

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25563; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,055 households and 4,322 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.88% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.7% for males and 85.73% for females.
  • Of 1,771 workers, 85.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2912
Agricultural labourers2119
Household industry workers1372
Other workers1,319232

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Goa Velha (CT)585056114,322

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.