| Sanguem | |
| Settlement Type: | Taluka |
| Coordinates: | 15.2284°N 74.1522°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Goa |
| Subdivision Name2: | South Goa |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Sanguem city |
| Parts Type: | Settlements (as of 2011) |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 1 City 1 Town 45 Villages |
| Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
| Leader Name: | Ajay Gaude |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Leader Name1: | North Goa |
| Population Total: | 65,147 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 17.72% |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy rate |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Rain |
| Blank Info Sec1: | na |
| Leader Title2: | Assembly constituency |
| Leader Name2: | Sanguem (Goa Assembly constituency) |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Name3: | Prasad Gaonkar |
| Demographics1 Info1: | na |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | na |
| Registration Plate: | GA-09 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 4034XX, 4037XX |
Sanguem taluka is an administrative region of Goa state, India.[1] [2]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, Sanguem had a population of 65,147 with sex ratio of 997 females to 1,000 males. Sanguem Taluka has an average literacy rate of 83.43%, compared to the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 89.60% and female literacy 77.24%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.12% and 21.94% of the population respectively. 17.72% of the population lives in urban areas.[3]
Hinduism is followed by the majority of population of Sanguem Taluka. Christians form a significant minority. At the time of the 2011 Census of India 78.86% of the population of the Taluka followed Hinduism, 13.86% Christianity, 6.62% Islam and 0.24% of the population followed other religions or did not state religion.[4]
Konkani and Marathi are among the most commonly spoken languages in Sanguem Taluka.
At the time of 2011 Census of India, 73.45% of the population of Sanguem Taluka spoke Konkani, 9.04% Marathi, 6.00% Kannada, 5.96% Hindi and 1.63% Urdu as their first language.[5]
Many of the villages mentioned below were ceded to the Dharbandora Taluka.
Sanguem has 1 City: Sanguem City
Sanguem has 1 Town: Sanvordem
Sanguem has 45 Villages: Aglote, Bandoli, Bati, Calem, Camarconda, Caranzol, Codli, Colem, Colomba, Comproi, Coranginim, Cormonem, Costi, Cotarli, Cumbari, Curdi, Curpem, Dharbandora, Dongor, Dudal, Maulinguem, Moissal, Molem, Muguli, Naiquinim, Netorli, Nundem, Patiem, Piliem, Porteem, Potrem, Rivona, Rumbrem, Sancordem, Sangod, Santona, Sigao, Sonauli, Surla, Tudou, Uguem, Verlem, Vichundrem, Viliena, Xelpem
http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/5618-sanguem-south-goa-goa.html