{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name =Agonda | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = File:Agonda beach.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Goa#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Agonda in Goa | coordinates={{coord|15.04030|N|73.98648|E|region:IN|display=inline}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Goa | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kushavati district | subdivision_type3 = Sub-district | subdivision_name3 = Canacona | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Panchayat | governing_body = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 3801 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Konkani | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +05:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = | registration_plate = GA | website = | footnotes = }} '''Agonda''' is a large village located in Canacona in Kushavati district, India. It is famous for its beach and is one of the only four beaches designated as turtle nesting sites under the Coastal Regulation Zone 2011 notification.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/First-Olive-Ridley-turtle-arrives-for-a-late-season-at-Morjim-beach/articleshow/50626180.cms News. (January 2016).] First Olive Ridley turtle arrives for a late season at Morjim beach. ''Times News Network, The Times of India''. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Agonda-Home-to-turtles-a-concrete-catastrophe/articleshow/47726161.cms News. (December 2014).] Turtles prefer Agonda beach, but poor nesting this season. ''Times News Network, The Times of India''. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Agonda-Home-to-turtles-a-concrete-catastrophe/articleshow/47726161.cms News. (June 2015).] Agonda, home to turtles a concrete catastrophe. ''Times News Network, The Times of India''. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref>
==Demographics== As of the 2011 India census, Agonda had a population of 3801. Males constituted 47% of the population and females 53%. The 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.{{cn|date=May 2026}}
== Agonda beach == thumb|left|Sunset at Agonda beach thumb|left|Cola beach, north of Agonda. Jan '19 Agonda Beach is a 3 km long public beach located in Agonda village in Goa, India, about {{convert|9.2|km|mi}} north of Palolem Beach in Kushavati district, and about an hour from Margao.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/three-indian-beaches-agonda-palolem-goa-and-radhanagar-havelock-among-asias-top-10-survey/article8292235.ece |title=Three Indian beaches Agonda, Palolem (Goa) and Radhanagar (Havelock) among Asia's top 10: Survey |publisher=The Hindu |date=2016-02-28 |accessdate=2016-07-04}}</ref> There is one more beach on the north side of Agonda cliff called ''Cola beach'' which has an adjoining lagoon.{{cn|date=May 2026}}
During the month of September, the beach serves as a nesting ground for olive ridley sea turtles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Turtles-prefer-Agonda-beach-but-poor-nesting-this-season/articleshow/45686021.cms |title=Turtles prefer Agonda beach, but poor nesting this season – Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-12-30 |accessdate=2016-07-04}}</ref>
In 2016, it was ranked on TripAdvisor's "Travelers Choice" as fourth in Asia by Tripadvisor 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.in/TravelersChoice-Beaches-cTop-g2 |title=Best Beaches in Asia – Travellers' Choice Awards – TripAdvisor |publisher=Tripadvisor.in |date= |accessdate=2016-07-04}}</ref> and first in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.in/TravelersChoice-Beaches-cTop-g293860 |title=Best Beaches in India – Travellers' Choice Awards – TripAdvisor |publisher=Tripadvisor.in |date= |accessdate=2016-07-04}}</ref>
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Category:Villages in South Goa district Category:Beaches of South Goa district Category:Beaches of Goa