Quepem taluka

Quepem
Quepem
Taluka
	Location of Quepem in South Goa district in Goa
	Coordinates: 15°12′45″N 74°04′24″E / 15.212450°N 74.07323°E / 15.212450; 74.07323
Country	India
State	Goa
District	South Goa district
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 South Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It is an administrative region of Goa, India.

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 and Marathi are among the most commonly spoken languages in Quepem Taluka.

Languages of Quepem Taluka (2011)^[3]

Konkani (75.63%)

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