# Ward 1, Margao (South Goa, Goa) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Margao, Goa 

# Ward 1, Margao

Ward 1 of Margao, South Goa district, Goa, had **6,917 people in 1,804 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the town average of 91.1%.

- 6,917people (2011)
- 1,804households
- 2 of 20by population
- 88.9%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Margao?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Margao average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**965

Working population ****43.9%**

**40.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,662 (88%) · **■** Household industry 67 (2%) · **■** Farming 25 (1%) · **■** Marginal 286 (9%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 74 a two-wheeler and 44 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Margao average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**4%

Tap water ****95%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**88%

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

**6%

Use banking services ****91%**

**91%

Television ****87%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****28%**

**22%

Two-wheeler ****74%**

**68%

Car / jeep / van ****44%**

**38%

None of these assets ****2%**

**2%

Own their home ****72%**

**69%

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 Margao

- Ward 26,368 people
- Ward 38,622 people
- Ward 43,141 people

[Full Margao ward list (20 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/salcete/margao/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Margao?6,917 people in 1,804 households (Census 2011)