Goa Information Blog

Goa’s total population is around 1,169,793 (1991 census of India) The density of population is 316 per SqKms. Most of Goa’s population is rural ( 690,041), a significant population is however urban ( 479,752).
Hindus account for a little more than 64.68 per cent of the total population, Christians (Roman Catholics) nearly 29.86 per cent and Muslims 5.25 percent of the population. The remaining 1.21 percent comprise of other religions including Buddhism, Jainism, Sikh etc. The scheduled castes amount to 2 per cent of the population. There are no scheduled tribes in Goa.

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The state of Goa is located between Latitudes 15 degrees, 48′00″ N and between 14 degrees, 53′54″ N and Longitudes 74degrees, 20′13″ E and 73 degrees 40″ 33″ E. It is 1,022 meters above sea-level

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English, Portuguese, Konkani, Hindi and Marathi.
It has a literacy rate of 77%.

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Goa is bounded on the north by Sindhudurg district of Maharastra state, on the West by the Arabian sea, on the South by Karwar district of Karnataka state and on the East by Belgaum district of Karnataka state
The highest mountain is Sonsogor in the Sahyadri range of the Western Ghats which is 3,827 feet.

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Goa’s total population is around 1,169,793 (1991 census of India) The density of population is 316 per SqKms. Most of Goa’s population is rural ( 690,041), a significant population is however urban ( 479,752).
Hindus account for a little more than 64.68 per cent of the total population, Christians (Roman Catholics) nearly 29.86 per cent and Muslims 5.25 percent of the population. The remaining 1.21 percent comprise of other religions including Buddhism, Jainism, Sikh etc. The scheduled castes amount to 2 per cent of the population. There are no scheduled tribes in Goa.

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