Английская Википедия:Bicholim taluka
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Bicholim is a sub-district, also known as Taluka, located in the Northeastern part of North Goa district of Goa, India. There are 2 cities, 2 towns and 22 villages in Bicholim Taluka.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Bicholim Taluka has a population of 97,955 people. The sex-ratio of Bicholim Taluka is around 962 compared to 973 which is the state average of Goa. The literacy rate of Bicholim Taluka is 80.27% out of which 84.23% males are literate and 76.15% females are literate. The total area of Bicholim is 238.79 km2 with population density of 410 per km2. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.31% and 4.59% of the population respectively. 43.06% of the population lives in urban areas.[1]
Religion
Hinduism is followed by the vast majority of population of Bicholim Taluka. Muslims and Christians are among the minorities. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 90.93% of the population of the Taluka followed Hinduism, 7.12% Islam, 1.72% Christianity and 0.23% of the population followed other religions or did not state religion.[2]
Languages
Konkani is the most spoken language in Bicholim Taluka. Marathi is also spoken by a significant minority.
At the time of 2011 Census of India, 66.38% of the population of Bicholim Taluka spoke Konkani, 18.56% Marathi, 5.14% Hindi, 3.43% Kannada and 3.20% Urdu as their first language.[3]
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