Bicholim taluka

Bicholim
Bicholim
Taluka
	Coordinates: 15°35′20″N 73°57′56″E / 15.588804°N 73.965469°E
Country	India
State	Goa
District	North Goa
Headquarters	Bicholim
Settlements	2 cities ; 2 towns ; 22 villages
Government
• Tehsildar	na
• Lok Sabha constituency	na
• Assembly constituency	na
• MLA	na
Area
• Taluka	238.79 km2 (92.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Taluka	97,955
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Urban	43.06%
Demographics
• Literacy rate	80.27%
• Sex ratio	962
PIN	4035XX
Vehicle registration	GA-04
Rain	na

Bicholim is a sub-district, also known as Taluka, located in the Northeastern part of North Goa district of Goa, India. There are 2 cities, 2 towns and 22 villages in Bicholim Taluka.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Bicholim Taluka has a population of 97,955 people. The sex-ratio of Bicholim Taluka is around 962 compared to 973 which is the state average of Goa. The literacy rate of Bicholim Taluka is 80.27% out of which 84.23% males are literate and 76.15% females are literate. The total area of Bicholim is 238.79 km² with population density of 410 per km². Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.31% and 4.59% of the population respectively. 43.06% of the population lives in urban areas.^[1]

Religion

Religion in Bicholim Taluka (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			90.93%
Islam			7.12%
Christianity			1.72%
Other or not stated			0.23%

Hinduism is followed by the vast majority of population of Bicholim Taluka. Muslims and Christians are among the minorities. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 90.93% of the population of the Taluka followed Hinduism, 7.12% Islam, 1.72% Christianity and 0.23% of the population followed other religions or did not state religion.^[2]

Languages

Konkani is the most spoken language in Bicholim Taluka. Marathi is also spoken by a significant minority.

Languages of Bicholim Taluka (2011)^[3]

Konkani (66.38%)

Marathi (18.56%)

Hindi (5.14%)

Kannada (3.43%)

Urdu (3.20%)

Others (3.29%)

At the time of 2011 Census of India, 66.38% of the population of Bicholim Taluka spoke Konkani, 18.56% Marathi, 5.14% Hindi, 3.43% Kannada and 3.20% Urdu as their first language.^[3]