# Ward 17, Margao (South Goa, Goa) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Margao, Goa 

# Ward 17, Margao

Ward 17 of Margao, South Goa district, Goa, had **2,887 people in 723 households** at the 2011 Census — the 15th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 88.0%, below the town average of 91.1%.

- 2,887people (2011)
- 723households
- 15 of 20by population
- 88.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Margao?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Margao average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**965

Working population ****43.1%**

**40.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,181 (95%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Farming 5 (0%) · **■** Marginal 33 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 30 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Margao average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**88%

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

**4%

Tap water ****87%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**88%

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

**88%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**6%

Use banking services ****92%**

**91%

Television ****87%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****17%**

**22%

Two-wheeler ****69%**

**68%

Car / jeep / van ****30%**

**38%

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

**2%

Own their home ****63%**

**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 143,375 people
- Ward 151,310 people
- Ward 166,462 people
- Ward 184,879 people
- Ward 193,372 people
- Ward 202,007 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 17, Margao?2,887 people in 723 households (Census 2011)