Agonda
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Agonda आगोंद |
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 Agonda
Agonda
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| Coordinates: 15°02′25″N 73°59′11″E / 15.04030°N 73.98648°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Sub-district | Canacona |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,801 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | GA |
| Agonda Beach | |
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| Activities |
 Swimming  Fishing,  Parasailing, Boat rides |
Agonda is a large village located in Canacona in South Goa, India. Agonda is famous for its beach and It is one of the only four beaches designated as turtle nesting sites under the Coastal Regulation Zone 2011 notification. There is one more beach on other side of Agonda cliff called Cola beach which has an adjoining lagoon.
As of the 2011 India census, Agonda had a population of 3801. Males constituted 47% of the population and females 53%.Average Sex Ratio of Agonda village is 1110 which is higher than Goa state average of 973. Agonda had an average literacy rate of 86.11%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy was 91.47% and female literacy 81.26%. 10.42% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Agonda Beach is a public beach located in Agonda village in Goa, India, about 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) north of Palolem Beach in South Goa, and about an hour from Margao.
During the month of September, the beach serves as a nesting ground for olive ridley sea turtles.
In 2016 it was ranked on TripAdvisor's "Travelers Choice" as fourth in Asia by Tripadvisor 2016 and first in India.
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