Quepem taluka

Quepem

Konkani: *Kepe*
Portuguese: *Quepém*
Quepem Konkani: Kepe Portuguese: Quepém
Taluka
	Location of Quepem in Kushavati district in Goa
	Coordinates: 15°12′45″N 74°04′24″E / 15.212450°N 74.07323°E
Country	India
State	Goa
District	Kushavati district
Named after	Kushavati river
Headquarters	Quepem
Settlements (as of 2011)	2 Cities ; 1 Town ; 35 Villages
Government
• Tehsildar	Rohit Kadam
• Lok Sabha constituency	na
• Assembly constituency	na
• MLA	na
Population (2011)
• Taluka	81,193
• Urban	55.37%
Demographics
• Literacy rate	na
• Sex ratio	na
PIN	4037XX
Vehicle registration	GA-09
Rain	na

Quepem is a taluka of Kushavati district in the state of Goa, India. It lies in close proximity to Margao Metropolitan area.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, Quepem had a population of 81,193 with sex ratio of 994 females to 1,000 males. Quepem taluka has an average literacy rate of 82.93%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 87.5% and female literacy is 78.35%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.15% and 31.15% of the population, respectively. 55.37% of the population lives in urban areas.^[1]

Religion

Religion in Quepem Taluka (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			63.78%
Christianity			29.45%
Islam			6.53%
Other or not stated			0.24%

Hinduism is followed by the majority of population of Quepem taluka. Christians form a significant minority. At the time of the 2011 Census of India 63.78% of the population of the taluka followed Hinduism, 29.45% Christianity, 6.53% Islam and 0.24% of the population followed other religions or did not state their religious affiliation.^[2]

Languages

Konkani is the most commonly spoken language in Quepem taluka.

Languages of Quepem Taluka (2011)^[3]

Konkani (75.6%)
Marathi (8.25%)
Hindi (6.06%)
Kannada (4.13%)
Urdu (2.00%)
Others (3.93%)

At the time of 2011 Census of India, 75.63% of the population of Quepem taluka spoke Konkani, 8.25% Marathi, 6.06% Hindi, 4.13% Kannada and 2.00% Urdu as their first language.^[3]

Settlements

‘*Bhattlem*’ (Coconut-palm grovet), a common sight throughout the *taluka*

Cities

Quepem has 2 cities: Curchorem, Quepem

Towns

Quepem has 1 town: Xeldem

Villages

Quepem has 35 villages: Adnem, Ambaulim, Assolda, Avedem, Bali, Barcem, Bendordem, Cavorem, Cazur, Chaifi, Cordem, Corla, Cotombi, Fatorpa, Gocoldem, Maina, Mangal, Molcarnem, Molcopona, Morpila, Nagvem, Naquerim, Odar, Padi, Pirla, Quedem, Quisconda, Quitol, Sirvoi, Sulcorna, Tiloi, Undorna, Xelvona, Xic-Xelvona, Zanodem

References

↑ "District Census Hand Book – South Goa" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
1 2 "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

External links

Cities and villages in Quepem Taluk Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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[districtcensus-1] "District Census Hand Book – South Goa" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[Religion-2] 1 2 "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[langs-3] 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Goa". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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