Morjim
Sign in to saveMorjim (pronounced Morji; the second m is silent) is a census town in Pernem, Goa, India. It is situated on the northern bank of the Chapora River estuary. It is home to a variety of birds and is a nesting site for Olive Ridley sea turtles. The village has become known as "Little Russia" because of the concentration of Russian immigrants living there.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Morjim
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Morjim Goa view.JPG
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- A road in Morjim, 2010
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- India Goa#India
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- left
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- Location of Morjim in Goa
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- Country
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- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Goa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- North Goa
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Sub-district
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Pernem
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- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 6,760
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Morjim (pronounced Morji; the second m is silent) is a census town in Pernem, Goa, India. It is situated on the northern bank of the Chapora River estuary. It is home to a variety of birds and is a nesting site for Olive Ridley sea turtles. The village has become known as "Little Russia" because of the concentration of Russian immigrants living there.
==Demographics== As of the 2011 India census, Morjim Census Town has population of 6,760 of which 3,356 are males while 3,404 are females.The population of children aged 0-6 is 609 which is 9.01% of total population of Morjim (CT). In Morjim Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1014 against state average of 973. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Morjim is around 1010 compared to Goa state average of 942. The literacy rate of Morjim city is 89.90% higher than the state average of 88.70%. In Morjim, male literacy is around 94.69% while the female literacy rate is 85.18%