| Bicholim | |
| Settlement Type: | Taluka |
| Coordinates: | 15.5888°N 73.9655°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Goa |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Bicholim |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 2 cities 2 towns 22 villages |
| Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
| Leader Name: | na |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Leader Name1: | na |
| Area Total Km2: | 238.79 |
| Population Total: | 97,955 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 43.06% |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy rate |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Rain |
| Blank Info Sec1: | na |
| Leader Title2: | Assembly constituency |
| Leader Name2: | na |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Name3: | na |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 80.27% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 962 |
| Registration Plate: | GA-04 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 4035XX |
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.
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]
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]
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]