# Ward 3, Margao (South Goa, Goa) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Margao, Goa 

# Ward 3, Margao

Ward 3 of Margao, South Goa district, Goa, had **8,622 people in 2,094 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 90.2%, close to the town average of 91.1%.

- 8,622people (2011)
- 2,094households
- 1 of 20by population
- 90.2%literacy

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

■ Ward 3 · ■ Margao average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**965

Working population ****37.3%**

**40.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,782 (87%) · **■** Household industry 40 (1%) · **■** Farming 34 (1%) · **■** Marginal 358 (11%)

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, 95 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 38 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Margao average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

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

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**88%

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

**88%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**6%

Use banking services ****91%**

**91%

Television ****86%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****18%**

**22%

Two-wheeler ****68%**

**68%

Car / jeep / van ****38%**

**38%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 16,917 people
- Ward 26,368 people
- Ward 43,141 people
- Ward 56,210 people
- Ward 65,520 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 3, Margao?8,622 people in 2,094 households (Census 2011)