Draft Fifth Five Year Plan 1974-79 Part I: Plan Proposals Government of Goa, Daman and Diu

Abstract

Goa, Daman & Diu which were constituted into a separate Union Territory on being liberated from the erstwhile regime on 19th December, 1961, comprise of an area of 3813 km2 of which 97.06% (3701 km2) is in Goa district alone, the remaining districts of Daman and Diu respectively accounting for 1.89% (72 km2) and 1.05% (40 km2) of the area. The three districts are independent land blocks on the west coast separated front each other by more than 500 kms. Goa is situated towards, the southern end of the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, Daman to the north of Bombay adjoining the Valsad district of Gujarat while Diu is a tiny island off the Saurashtra coast near the port of Veraval. According to the 1971 Census, the Territory’s population is 8.58 lakhs, about 92.66% of which is inhabited in the Goa district, the districts of Daman and Diu accommodating 4.54% and 2.80% of the population respectively.