Quepem
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| State : | Goa | ||
| District : | South Goa | ||
| Sub-district : | Quepem | ||
| Location : | 15 ° 13 ′ N , 74 ° 4 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 14,795 (2011) | ||
Quepem is a city in the Indian state of Goa .
The city is that part of the South Goa District . Quepem has municipal council status . The city is divided into 10 wards .
history
The city was founded in 1787 by a Portuguese nobleman named Deão Jose Paulo. Before 1787, the city of Quepem was a dispersed settlement surrounded by dense jungle.
Demographics
The city's population is 14,795 according to the 2011 census. Quepem has a gender ratio of 1033 women per 1000 men and thus a rare surplus of women for India. The literacy rate was 83.6% in 2011. Almost 48% of the population are Christians , approx. 42% are Hindus and approx. 10% are Muslims and less than 1% belong to another or no religion. 10.2% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Quepem Municipal Council City Population Census 2011-2019 | Goa. Retrieved October 6, 2019 .