# Sao Jacinto Island Village, Mormugao, South Goa (Goa)

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Village · Mormugao, South Goa 

# Sao Jacinto Island

Sao Jacinto Island is a village in Mormugao sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403711**. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 48 households**, the 10th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.7%.

- 195people (2011)
- 48households
- 95.5%literacy
- 403711PIN code

## Sao Jacinto Island PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sao Jacinto Island is 403711.** Sao Jacinto Island falls in Mormugao sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403711
- Community development blockMormugao
- Census village code626875

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sao Jacinto Island from nearby towns?

- Mormugao (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)22 km by road
- Mormugao (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sao Jacinto Island?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sao Jacinto Island; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chicalim Ct
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mormugao
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dabolim
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mormugao
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sao Jacinto Island known for?

The main crops are **rice and coconuts**. About 67% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sao Jacinto Island

Of every 100 households in Sao Jacinto Island in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Sao Jacinto Island · ■ Mormugao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**22%

Use banking services ****88%**

**87%

Television ****88%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**15%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**59%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**28%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****92%**

**73%

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

## What is the population of Sao Jacinto Island?

■ Sao Jacinto Island · ■ Mormugao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%**

**87.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455**

**948

Working population ****27.7%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 91.9% for women. 40% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (11%) · **■** Other work 46 (85%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mormugao

- Cuelim1,777 people
- Arossim1,721 people
- Velsao1,520 people
- Issorcim841 people

[All 11 villages in Mormugao](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/mormugao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sao Jacinto Island?403711
- How far is Sao Jacinto Island from Margao?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sao Jacinto Island?195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sao Jacinto Island in?South Goa district (Mormugao sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Sao Jacinto Island?95.5% (Census 2011)
