# Ward 3, Bicholim (North Goa, Goa) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Bicholim, Goa 

# Ward 3, Bicholim

Ward 3 of Bicholim, North Goa district, Goa, had **2,494 people in 576 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 92.3%, close to the town average of 91.9%.

- 2,494people (2011)
- 576households
- 1 of 10by population
- 92.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Bicholim?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Bicholim average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**91.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**851

Working population ****36.9%**

**37.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 860 (93%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Farming 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 28 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 70 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Bicholim average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**10%

Tap water ****90%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**12%

Use banking services ****80%**

**84%

Television ****89%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**17%

Two-wheeler ****70%**

**59%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**25%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****73%**

**68%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Bicholim

- Ward 11,700 people
- Ward 22,156 people
- Ward 41,265 people
- Ward 51,065 people
- Ward 62,462 people

[Full Bicholim ward list (10 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/bicholim/bicholim/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 3, Bicholim?2,494 people in 576 households (Census 2011)