# Ward 12, Margao (South Goa, Goa) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Margao, Goa 

# Ward 12, Margao

Ward 12 of Margao, South Goa district, Goa, had **4,329 people in 886 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 81.3%, below the town average of 91.1%.

- 4,329people (2011)
- 886households
- 10 of 20by population
- 81.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Margao?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Margao average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**965

Working population ****44.5%**

**40.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,567 (81%) · **■** Household industry 68 (4%) · **■** Farming 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 280 (15%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Margao average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**4%

Tap water ****85%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**88%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**6%

Use banking services ****78%**

**91%

Television ****70%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**22%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**68%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**38%

None of these assets ****7%**

**2%

Own their home ****41%**

**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 96,844 people
- Ward 102,002 people
- Ward 112,426 people
- Ward 132,868 people
- Ward 143,375 people
- Ward 151,310 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 12, Margao?4,329 people in 886 households (Census 2011)