South Goa district

{{Infobox settlement

| name = South Goa district

| native_name=

| total_type = Total

| image_map = South_Goa_Political_Map.png

| map_caption = Location of South Goa district in Goa
_{Red: Velhas Conquistas (old Portuguese conquests)}
_{Pink: Novas Conquistas (new Portuguese conquests)}
_{Yellow: District Capital}

| coordinates =

| coor_pinpoint = Margao

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}} Goa

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 =

| established_title = Established

| established_date =

| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Margao

| parts_type = Talukas

| parts_style = para

| p1 = {{olist |Salcete |Mormugao |Quepem |Canacona |Sanguem |Dharbandora}}

| area_total_km2 = 1966

| area_rank = 1st

| area_footnotes =

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_total = 6,40,537

| population_footnotes =

| population_urban = 64.59%

| population_rank = 2nd

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Demographics

| demographics1_title1 = Literacy

| demographics1_info1 = 85.53%

| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio

| demographics1_info2 = 980

| leader_title2 = Lok Sabha constituencies

| leader_name2 = South Goa

| leader_title3 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| leader_name3 = Viriato Fernandes (INC)

| leader_title = District collector

| leader_name = Asvin Chandru A., I.A.S.

| leader_title1 = Superintendent of Police

| leader_name1 = Abhishek Dhania, IPS

| leader_title4 = Zilla Parishad, Chairperson

| leader_name4 = Suvarna Tendulkar

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +05:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 4032xx ,4034xx, 4036xx, 4037xx,4038xx (South Goa) [https://indiapincodes.net/Goa/South-goa/ South Goa]

| area_code = +91 0832

| area_code_type = Telephone

| blank1_name_sec1 = Largest city

| blank1_info_sec1 = Cuncolim (28.7 km²)

| blank2_name_sec2 = Largest city (by population)

| blank2_info_sec2 = Mormugao

| blank3_name_sec2 = Climate

| blank3_info_sec2 = Am {{small|(Köppen)}}

| registration_plate =GA-02

| blank_name_sec1 = Major highways

| blank_info_sec1 = 1.National Highway 66,
2.National Highway 4A

| blank_name_sec2 =

| blank_info_sec2 =

| website = {{URL|http://southgoa.nic.in}}

}}

South Goa district is one of two districts that together constitute the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. It ranks among the top 25 developed districts of India. The district capital city is Margao (Madgaon), which also serves as the commercial capital of Goa.

History

The Portuguese established a colony in Goa in 1510 and expanded the colony to its present boundaries during the 17th and 18th centuries. Goa was annexed by India on 19 December 1961. Goa and two other former Portuguese enclaves became the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, and Goa was organised into a single district in 1965. On 30 May 1987 Goa attained statehood (while Daman and Diu became a separate union territory), and Goa was reorganised into two districts, North Goa and South Goa.

Administration

Asvin Chandru A,{{cite web | url=https://www.witnessinthecorridors.com/BureaDetails.aspx?id=40729 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319120618/https://www.witnessinthecorridors.com/BureaDetails.aspx?id=40729 | archive-date=19 March 2023 | title=Witness in the Corridors }} an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, is the Collector and District Magistrate of South Goa.{{cite web |title=Who's Who {{!}} South Goa District {{!}} India |url=https://southgoa.nic.in/about-district/whos-who/ |website=southgoa.nic.in |access-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325183859/https://southgoa.nic.in/about-district/whos-who/|archive-date=25 March 2021}} There are deputy collectors and mamlatdars for each subdivision/taluka.

The headquarters of the district is Margao.{{Cite web |url=http://southgoa.nic.in/profile.htm |title=District Profile - South Goa District Website, Goa, India |access-date=17 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528122315/http://southgoa.nic.in/profile.htm |archive-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}

There are 205 revenue villages in South Goa District under seven Talukas (subdistricts) headed each by the Mamlatdar.{{Cite web|url=https://southgoa.nic.in/tehsil/|title=Tehsil {{!}} South Goa District {{!}} India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-09}}

Divisions

File:Salcete scenery.jpg

Margao is the administrative headquarters of the district. The 'Matanhy Saldanha Administrative Complex', the collectorate building, named after former minister and social activist Mr Mathany Saldanha, is located on the outskirts of the city, adjoining the intercity bus stand.

{{Cite news

| author = TNN

| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/South-Goa-collectorate-named-after-Matanhy/articleshow/20358438.cms

| title = South Goa collectorate named after Matanhy

| work = The Times of India

| publisher = The Times Group

| location = Margao

| date = 31 May 2013

| access-date = 10 December 2019

}}

The district is divided into five subdivisions—Ponda, Mormugao-Vasco, Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven talukas—Ponda, Dharbandora, Sanguem, Mormugao (Vasco), Salcete (Margao), Quepem, and Canacona (Chaudi).

Ponda taluka that was previously part of North Goa district became part of South Goa district in January 2015.

Politics

Transport

Frequent buses are available between Margao and North Goa.

Demographics

{{historical populations|11=1900|12=181439|13=1910|14=180429|15=1920|16=181455|17=1931|18=191667|19=1940|20=204297|21=1950|22=216574|23=1960|24=240330|25=1971|26=336808|27=1981|28=439728|29=1991|30=504989|31=2001|32=589095|33=2011|34=640537|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}|align=middle}}

According to the 2011 census South Goa has a population of 640,537{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php|title=District Census 2011|access-date=30 September 2011|year=2011|publisher=Census2011.co.in}} which is roughly equal to the nation of Montenegro{{cite web|author=US Directorate of Intelligence|title=Country Comparison:Population|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2007|access-date=1 October 2011|quote=Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est.}} or the US state of Vermont.{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011|quote=Vermont 625,741}} This gives it a ranking of 515th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert|326|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 8.63%. South Goa has a sex ratio of 980 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 85.53%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.22% and 14.47% of the population of the district.{{Cite web |title=South Goa District Population, Goa, List of Talukas in South Goa |url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/goa/south-goa-population.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Censusindia2011.com |language=en-US}}

= Religion =

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| title = Religion in South Goa district

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| left1 = Religion

| right1 = Percent

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Hinduism (53%) is followed by the majority of population of South Goa. Christians (36%) form significant minority.{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW30C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |access-date=15 September 2020}}

=Language=

{{Pie chart

| thumb = left

| caption = Languages of South Goa district (2011){{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Goa |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-3000.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=4 October 2019}}

| label1 = Konkani

| value1 = 66.44

| color1 = salmon

| label2 = Hindi

| value2 = 12.38

| color2 = orange

| label3 = Marathi

| value3 = 6.45

| color3 = red

| label4 = Kannada

| value4 = 3.62

| color4 = darkslateblue

| label5 = Urdu

| value5 = 3.39

| color5 = green

| label6 = Malayalam

| value6 = 1.00

| color6 = cornflowerblue

| label7 = Others

| value7 = 6.72

| color7 = grey

}}

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 66.44% of the population in the district spoke Konkani, 12.38% Hindi, 6.45% Marathi, 5.98% Kannada, 3.39% Urdu, 1.00% Malayalam, 0.86% Telugu, 0.55% Bengali, 0.49% Tamil, 0.49% Gujarati, 0.44% Odia and 0.42% English as their first language.{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Goa |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-3000.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=4 October 2019}}

Education

There are many educational institutions in South Goa. The prominent colleges include:

National Institute of Technology Goa in Cuncolim .
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus in Zuarinagar.
The Parvatibai Chowgule College{{cite web |url=http://59.165.134.221/chowgule/jsp/introduction/about_SPCC.jsp |title=Parvatibai Chowgule College - About SPCC |access-date=25 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140425201156/http://59.165.134.221/chowgule/jsp/introduction/about_SPCC.jsp |archive-date=25 April 2014 }} in Margao.
Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law{{cite web |url=http://www.grkarelaw.edu.in/aboutus.html |title=G. R. Kare College of Law - About Us |access-date=9 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528185518/http://grkarelaw.edu.in/aboutus.html |archive-date=28 May 2014 }} in Margao.
Padre Conceicao College of Engineering (PCCE){{cite web|url=http://www.pccegoa.org/|title=Padre Conceição College Of Engineering|website=www.pccegoa.org}} in Verna.
MES College{{cite web |url=http://www.mescollege.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=3 |title=M.E.S. College of Arts & Commerce |website=www.mescollege.org}} in Vasco da Gama.

References

{{Reflist|refs={{Cite web |date=14 September 2022 |title=8 Goa Congress MLAs defect to BJP |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/goa/goa-congress-mlas-join-bjp-8149937/ |access-date=14 September 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}}}

External links

[http://southgoa.nic.in/ South Goa district Website]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = South Goa district

|North = North Goa district

|Northeast =

|East =

|Southeast = Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka

|South =

|Southwest =

|West = Arabian Sea

|Northwest =

}}

Category:Districts of Goa

Category:1987 establishments in Goa