Gangem
Gangem is a village in the newly formed taluka (sub-district) of Ponda in Goa. Although its under the Ponda taluka and administrative jurisdiction, the assembly constituency is Valpoi from 2011 Area, population According to the official 2011 Census, Gangem has an area of 544.05 hectares, a total of 112 households, a population of 473 (comprising 251 males and 222 females) with an under-six years population of 50 (comprising 26 boys and 24 girls). Location Gangem is located in the north eastern end of ponda taluka. It is to the north of Usgao-Tisk. It lies approx 44.7 km away from the district North Goa headquarters of Panaji or Panjim. Local jurisdiction Gangem lies under the Usgao Ganjem gram panchayat. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gangem (Village) Villages in North Goa district ...
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Ponda, Goa
Ponda (; pt, Pondá), also known as ''Fondya'', is a city and a municipal council in the north Goa district of Goa, India. Located in the central area of Goa, Ponda lies 28 km (17 miles) southeast of Panaji, the capital of Goa and 17 km (10.6 miles) northeast of Margao, the district headquarters. Ponda is also known as "Antruz Mahal" because of the presence of numerous famous temples and rich cultural heritage. Geography Ponda is located at . It has an average elevation of . Ponda lies along the National Highway 4A, which connects Panaji to Belgaum in the neighboring state of Karnataka. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Ponda had a population of 22,664. Males constituted 51.8% of the population and females 48.2%. Ponda had an average literacy rate of 85.2%, higher than the national average of 74.0%, with male literacy at 86.7% and female literacy at 83.5%. In Ponda, 9.9% of the population was under 6 years of age. Religion Hinduism There are m ...
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