South Goa District Religion Population 2011

South Goa, Goa has 6,40,537 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 3,41,664 people (53.34%).

South Goa district in Goa recorded a total population of 6,40,537 in Census 2011 across 5 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 3,41,664 residents, accounting for 53.34% of the district population. The second largest group is Christian with 2,31,961 people (36.21%), establishing a majority gap of 17.13 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 2,98,873 individuals (46.66% of the district total).

Census 2011 Religious Composition for South Goa District

The religion census data for South Goa district spans 8 documented religious groups:

Detailed Religion Demographics for South Goa

ReligionPopulationPercentage
Hindu3,41,66453.34%
Christian2,31,96136.21%
Muslim63,6239.93%
NotStated1,2370.19%
Sikh8550.13%
Jain5630.09%
Buddhist5420.08%
Other920.01%

Subdistricts in South Goa

Key Facts

  • Hindu: 3,41,664 (53.34%)
  • Christian: 2,31,961 (36.21%)
  • Muslim: 63,623 (9.93%)
  • NotStated: 1,237 (0.19%)
  • Sikh: 855 (0.13%)
  • Jain: 563 (0.09%)