# Agonda
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| subdivision_name1 = [Goa](/source/Goa)
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| subdivision_name2 = [Kushavati district](/source/Kushavati_district)
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| subdivision_name3 = [Canacona](/source/Canacona_taluk)
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'''Agonda''' is a large village located in [Canacona](/source/Canacona) in [Kushavati district](/source/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](/source/Coastal_Regulation_Zone) 2011 notification.[[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](/source/The_Times_of_India)''. Retrieved 4 February 2016.][[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](/source/The_Times_of_India)''. Retrieved 4 February 2016.][[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](/source/The_Times_of_India)''. Retrieved 4 February 2016.]
==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](/source/Goa), [India](/source/India), about {{convert|9.2|km|mi}} north of [Palolem Beach](/source/Palolem_Beach) in [Kushavati district](/source/Kushavati_district), and about an hour from [Margao](/source/Margao).[{{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}}]
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](/source/habitat) for [olive ridley sea turtle](/source/olive_ridley_sea_turtle)s.[{{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}}]
In 2016, it was ranked on [TripAdvisor](/source/TripAdvisor)'s "Travelers Choice" as fourth in Asia by Tripadvisor 2016[{{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}}] and first in India.[{{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}}]
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Category:Villages in South Goa district
Category:Beaches of South Goa district
Category:Beaches of Goa
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