District Census Hand Book, South Goa, Part XII-A and B, Series-31
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CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-31 GOA DISTRICT CENSUS HAND BOOK Part-A and B SOUTH GOA DISTRICT VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY ~ VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT cqTCfjT~~~ PEOPLE ORfENTEO Samir Kumar Biswas of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Goa Product Code Number ?? - ??? - 2001 Cen - Book (E) The Church of Our Lady of Rosary - Navelim Goa _ The Church of Our Lady of Rosary is located at Navelim in Salcete taluka of South Goa District. Navelim is a Census Town and constituent unit of Margao Urban Agglomeration. This town is stituted 2 K.m.away at south of Margao on the Nationed Route Highway NH-17. It is 1.5 Km from Margao Konkan Railway Station. The Church of Our lady of Rosary is an imposing red laterite whitewashed edifice, a tribute erected by its numerous devotees down the centuries to its patrons, the Blessed Virgin Mother of the Rosary viz. The Church known as Igreja de Nossa Sinhara do Rosario. The imposing Navelim Church was founded by the Jesuits Fr. Joao de Sena Sj towards the end of the 16th century. The Church has altogether six Altars. Besides the main altar dedicated to our Lady of Rosary, the side Altars are dedicated to Our Lady of Good Delivery. Saint Anna, Sacred heart of Jesus and Our Lady of piety. The main Altar is richly decorated with carved wooden trelliswork painted in gold. It is believed that Good Mother has blessed thousands of devotees throughout the centuries who have excelled in the past all over the world in various fields of life. (iii) Contents Pages Foreword IX Preface XI Acknow ledgments XIII Map of South Goa District XV District Highlights - 2001 XVII Important Statistics of the District South Goa. 200 I XVIII Ranking ofTahsils in the District XX Summary Statements from 1 - 9 XXI Statement I Name of the headquarters of District/Tahsil. their rlirallirhan XXII status and distance from District headqllarlers. 20() I Statement 2 Name of the headquatiers of District/C IJ hl(wk. Ilwir XXII rural-urban status and distance frolll District he:ldqll;lrlcrs. 200 I Statement 3 Population of the District at each cellsus li'Olll II)() I 10 2001 XXIII Statement 4 Area, number of villages It owns and pOPlllalion ill Di~lrict XXIV and Tahsil, 2001 Statement 5 C D block wise number of vi lIages (lnd rllra I p( lpl lIal illl!. ,)00 I XXVI Statement 6 Population of urban agglomerations (inc Iud illg C<lllsl it lien I lin i lsi XXVI towns), 2001 Statement 7 Villages with population of 5,000 and above at ( , [) hl(lck level XXVII as per 2001 census and amenities availahle Statement 8 Statutory towns with population less than 5.0()() <lS per :1,001 XXVIII census and amenities available Statement 9 I-Iollseless and institutional population oj Tahsils. rural and XXIX urban, 2001 Analytical Note: (i) History and Scope of the District Census Handbook (ii) Brief History of the District (iii) Administrative set-lip (iv) Physical features 7 Location and size; Physiography; Drainage; Climate; Soil; Cropping Pattern: Forest: Irrigated Lands; Unirrigated Lands; Cultural-de wns~f': /\rC:1 11<11 available for cultivation; Flora and Patina (v) Pages (v) Census concepts 24 (vi) Non-Census concepts 29 (vii) Census 200 I findings 32 Distribution of population in Rural and Urban areas; Size, class and status of Towns; Population Growth, Density and Sex Ratio; Literacy; hononlic Activity; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; (a) Brief analysis of PCA data based on Inset Tables I to J() 35 (b) Brief analysis of the Village Directory and Town Directory data based on Insect 64 Tables 37 to 47 (c) Brief analysis of the data on houses and household amenities. Iiousclisting 74 Operations, Census of India 200 I based on Insect Tables 48 to 52 (viii) Major Social and Cultural events in the District 83 (ix) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeologic<d irnp(wtance in the villages and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district 84 (x) Major Characteristics of the District 85 Electricity and Power; Industries; Landscaping; Landform; Water features; Others features; Housing; Transport and Communicatio1l; Places of Worship; Civil Registration in the District; (xi) Scope of Village and Town Directory 87 Village Directory; Town Directory PART A - VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY Section I - Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in the village diredory 9J (b) List of villages fully merged in Towns and outgrowths at 2001 Cellslls 96 (c) C D block wise presentation of Vi Ilage Directory Data (i) C.D. block Mormugao C.D. block Map Showing Tahsil boundary 97 Alphabetical Iist of Vi Ilages along with Location Code 1991 alld 200 I 99 Presentation of Village Directory data 100 (ii) C.D. block Salcete C.D. block Map Showing Tahsil boundary 105 Alphabetical list of Villages along with Location Code 1991 alld 200 I 107 Presentation of Village Directory data 108 (iii) C.D. block Quepem C.D. block Map Showing Tahsil boundary 117 Alphabetical Iist of Villages along with Location Code 1991 alld 200 I 119 Presentation of Village Directory data 120 (iv) C.D. block Sanguem C.D. block Map Showing Tahsil boundary 127 Alphabetical list of Villages along with Location Code 1991 alld :~OOI 129 Presentation of Village Directory data 130 (vi) Pages (v) C.D. block Canacona C.D. block Map Showing Tahsil boundary 141 Alphabetical list of Villages along with Location Code 199 I and 200 I 143 Presentation of Village Directory data 144 (d) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix - I Abstract of Educational, Medical and other ilI11cllitics in villages 146 C D block Level Appendix - IA Villages by number of Primary Schools 148 Appendix - IB Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schmlls 148 Appendix - IC Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available 149 Appendix - II Villages with 5,000 and above population which do flot have one ISO or more amenities Appendix - IIA List of Census Towns which do not have 'one or Illore amenities ISO Appendix - III Land utilisation data in respect of Censlls Town/non-lllUl1cipal 152 towns Appendix - IV CD block wise list of inhabited villages wherc no amcnity other 152 than drinking water facility is available Appendix - V Summary showing number of viII ages not having Scheduled 153 Castes popu lation Appendix - VI Summary showing number of villages 110t having Scheduled 153 Tribe population Appendix - VIlA: List of villages according to the proportion or tile Scheduled 153 Castes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VIIB: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 157 Tribes to the total population by ranges Appendix - VIII Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 158 Appendix - IX Statement showing !lumber of girls schools in the villages 163 Section II - Town Directory (i) Note explaining the abbreviations lIsed in the Town Directory 165 (ii) Town Directory Statements (I to VII) Statement] Status and Growth History 170 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1999 172 Statement III Municipal Finance, 1998-99 174 Statement IV Civic and other Amenities, 1999 176 Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1999 178 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1999 180 Statement VII Civic and other amen ities in S IUIllS, 1999 182 (vii) Pages (iii) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with poplIlation 182 PART B - PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 187 District Primary Census Abstract 190 Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract 196 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 212 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 218 C D block wise Village Primary Census Abstract C D block Mormugao 224 C D block Salcete 230 C D block Quepem 236 C D block Sanguem 242 C D block Canacona 248 Urban Primary Census Abstract 254 Annexures and their write-up Annexure-I Number of Villages LInder each Gram Pallchayat 269 Annexure-II Note on Fertility, Mortality and Migration, J <)91 CenslIs 272 Annexure-III Various measures of Ferti lity and mean age at marriage, 1991 273 Census Annexure-IV Percentage distribution of Migrants by place (If birth/place of 274 last residence, J 99 J Censlls Annexure-V Brief account of main religions in the District as per 1991 278 Census Annexure-VI Marital status of population as per 1991 Cens\ls 280 Annexure-VII Age, Sex and Educational level in the district, I <)<) I Census 286 Annexure-VIII Distribution of different Mother tongues returned ill 1991 Census 298 (viii) Foreword "'-rhe District Censlls Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Org<lllis(ltioll since 19) I census. is nne nr Lthe important pH hlications in the context of plann ing and developn,cnl at gross-I ('ot leve I. The puhl icat iOIl which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and ')(lcin '~c()nollli(; chilrm;teristics villaflc wisc and towll-wise of the district (liongwith the status of(lwlilability orejvic ;]lI1(,lIitil's, illfrastructural faciliti(.'<; elc. 2. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Censlls rahl(~s and Prilllilry Ccnsus Ah.~lnlcl (I'(,A) of each village and town within the district. Therearter, at sllccessive (.'cnSIIS(,~;. its scope and covcrag<' has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 census provided ,1 de';cript i\ (' accollnt of the dislrict. adlll in istrative statistics, census tab les and a vi II age and town cI irectory illCI"clillg PC/\. Thc 1971 censlls-l1( 'I "I series was in three pilrts: Part-A related to village and town directorv. Part 1\ 1(1 villapc and town PC;\ and Pall (' comprised analytical report, administrative statistics.