Morumugao | |
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 Location of Morumugão inSouth Goa district,Goa | |
| Coordinates:15°23′13″N73°48′47″E / 15.386878°N 73.812971°E /15.386878; 73.812971 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Headquarters | Vasco da Gama |
| Settlements (as of 2011) | 1 city 3 towns 10 villages |
| Government | |
| • Tehsildar | N/A |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | N/A |
| • Assembly constituency | N/A |
| • MLA | N/A |
| Population (2011) | |
• Taluka | 154,561 |
| • Urban | 85.62% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy rate | N/A |
| • Sex ratio | N/A |
| PIN | 4032XX, 4037XX, 4038XX |
| Vehicle registration | GA-06 |
| Rain | N/A |
Morumugaotaluka is an administrative subdivision ofSouth Goa district,Goa state,India, headquartered atMormugao city. It is the state's only subdistrict to have all four modes of transport—air, road, rail, and sea.
Morumugão was one of the first places to be conquered and incorporated into theVelhas Conquistas of thePortuguese Empire in the East.
At the time of the2011 Census of India, Mormugao had a population of 154,561 with sex ratio of 905 females to 1000 males. Mormugao Taluka has an average literacy rate of 89.30%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 93.33% and female literacy is 84.84%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.66% and 4.44% of the population respectively. 85.62% of the population lives in urban areas.[1]
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 64.85% | |||
| Christianity | 21.54% | |||
| Islam | 12.76% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.85% | |||
Hinduism is followed by the majority of population of Mormugao Taluka.Christians form a significant minority. At the time of the2011 Census of India 64.85% of the population of the Taluka followed Hinduism, 21.54% Christianity, 12.76% Islam and 0.19% of the population followed other religions or did not state their religious affiliation.[2]
Konkani, Hindi and Kannada are among the most commonly spoken languages in Mormugao Taluka.
At the time of 2011 Census of India, 42.68% of the population of Mormugao Taluka spokeKonkani, 16.68%Hindi, 12.37%Kannada, 7.90%Marathi, 6.00%Urdu, 2.32%Malayalam, 2.31%Lambadi, 2.05%Telugu, 1.55%Bhojpuri, 1.07%Bengali and 1.05%Tamil as their first language.[3]
Morumugão has one city:Morumugão-Vasco.
Morumugão has three towns:Sancoale,Cortalim, andChicalim.
Morumugão has ten villages:Arossim,Cansaulim,Chicolna,Cuelim,Dabolim,Issorcim,Pale,Quelossim,São Jacinto Island, andVelsao.
Morumugão has four islands:Ilha de São Jacinto,Ilha de Pequeno (Bat Island),Ilha Grande, andIlha de São Jorge.
Places adjacent to Mormugao taluka | |
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