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Goa

State profile

🏖️Fun factGoa is India’s smallest state by area, at just 3,702 sq km.

Factsheet

Capital: Panaji
Language(s): Konkani
Formed: 1987
Area: 3,702 km²
Districts: 2
Head (2025): Pramod Sawant
State animal: 🐾 Gaur
State bird: 🐦 Flame-throated bulbul
State flower: 🌸 Jasmine
State tree: 🌳 Indian laurel (Matti)

Report Card

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SDG India Index

77

#4 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹4.93 L

#2 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

8.5%

#34 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

51.8%

#33 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Life Expectancy at Birth

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Total Fertility Rate

1.3

#33 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

98.0%

#5 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

25.8%

#9 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

81.9%

#7 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

88.7%

#4 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

84.7%

#4 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

35.8%

#13 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

172.8 per lakh

#18 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

35.1 per lakh

#10 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

30.4%

#14 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

14,58,545

#27 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

973 per 1,000 men

#11 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

62.2%

#5 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

8.2%

#30 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

99.6%

#8 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

92.5%

#8 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

95.5%

#2 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

7.7%

#30 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

2,607 kg/ha

#14 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

25.5%

#21 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

1.09 ha

#20 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

1

#31 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

81,75,000

#21 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

4,53,000

#11 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023