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Nerul, Goa
Nerul is a village in North Goa's Bardez taluka. It lies along the route to the coastal town of Candolim, with which it is linked via a bridge. For the purposes of the Census, it is considered as a census town. Area and population Nerul has an area of 9.85 square kilometres and a population of 1,178 households. This made up a total of 5,042 individuals, comprising 3,024 males and 2,803 females. The under-six population comprised 577 children in 2011, of whom 289 were boys and 288 girls. Setting Nerul is surrounded by rivers on three sides of the village -- north, west and east. On its east side, it is linked to the village of Reis Magos, which also houses an epynomyous fort and a jetty. It has thus been a fishing village, though changing now with the growth of tourism in the vicinity. Close to Nerul are the villages of Marra, Pilerne, Candolim Candolim is a census town in North Goa and is located in the Bardez taluka in the state of Goa, India. It is situated just south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bardez
''Bardez'' ( kok, Bardes; pt, Bardes; IPA: ) is a ''taluka'' of the North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It was a ''concelho'' in the Portuguese State of India before 1961. Etymology The name is credited to the Saraswat Brahmin immigrants who emigrated to the Konkan via Magadha plains in northern India. Bardez, or more properly ''bara'' (twelve) ''desh'' (country), means "twelve countries" (or territories). The form 'country' probably refers to clan territorial limits, or to the Brahmin ''comunidades'', of which the twelve are: # Aldona # Anjuna # Assagao # Candolim # Moira # Nachinola # Olaulim # Pomburpa # Saligao # Sangolda # Serula # Siolim Bardez is delimited on the north by the Chapora River, on the south by the Mandovi River, on the east by the Mapusa River, which originates in Bardez itself near the capital city of Mapusa, and on the west by the Arabian Sea. A native of Bardez is called a ''Bardeskar'' or ''Bardescar'' ( IPA: ) in the Konka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Goa
North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka to the east, by South Goa district to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west. Historical background At the advent of the Portuguese in AD 1510, all of today's northern territories (Ilhas, Bardez, Pernem, Bicholim, Antruz, and Sattari) were part of the Bijapur Sultanate. Ilhas and Bardez were annexed by Portugal after their successful conquest and the region is now called ''Velhas Conquistas'' (Old Conquests). After the fall of the Deccan sultanates and rise of the Marathas in the late 1600s, the remaining region eventually fell under the control of the Maratha Kingdom of Sawantwadi until AD 1783. These territories were seen as safe haven for the Hindus, Muslims and new-Christians who fled the Portuguese Inquisition taking place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candolim
Candolim is a census town in North Goa and is located in the Bardez taluka in the state of Goa, India. It is situated just south of Calangute Beach and North of Sinquerim. History During the late 16th century, Candolim became the first village to be entirely converted to Christianity in Bardez by the Franciscans. The present Christian identity of its villagers dates back to the conversion of Santu Sinay (Shenoy), a ''ganvkar'' ( Konkani: freeholder) who belonged to the nobility of his people. Santu Sinay (1577–1640), was the son of Naru Sinay; who had earlier migrated from Loutolim, Salcette, and established himself in Candolim, where he purchased the fifth ''vangodd'' (clan) of the ''comunidade'' on 13 August 1604. Naru Sinay died after 1624, and was survived by his wife, and three sons—Jeronimo de Souza, Santu Sinay, and Christovão d'Andrade. Santu Sinay was converted along with the rest of his family at the age of 8, and subsequently took the name of Salvador Pinto. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reis Magos
Reis Magos is a village located on the northern bank of the Mandovi River in Bardez, Goa, opposite to the capital city of Panjim. The village is famous for two of Goa’s famous structures; the Reis Magos Fort, and the Reis Magos Church – the first church in Bardez. Reis Magos is the Portuguese name for the Three Wise Men from the Bible. Reis Magos Fort Predating Fort Aguada by half a century, a second, smaller fort that crowns the headland jutting into the narrowest stretch of the Mandovi, almost facing the capital city Panjim, is the Reis Magos Fort. This Fort, surrounded by sturdy laterite walls studded with typically Portuguese turrets, was erected in 1551 to protect the narrowest point at the mouth of the Mandovi estuary. It was enlarged subsequently on different occasions and finally re-erected in 1707. The fort formerly accommodated viceroys and other dignitaries newly arrived from, or en route to, Lisbon, and in the early eighteenth century proved a linchpin in the wars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marra, Goa
Marra is a small village in North Goa's Bardez sub-district or ''taluka''. It falls in the Assembly constituency of Saligao. It is surrounded by the areas of Candolim and Pilerne, among others. Area, population According to the 2011 Census, Marra has an area of 326.56 hectares, and a population of 516 households comprising 1,988 persons. Of these 1,029 are male and 959 are female. Children up to six years of age comprise 189 persons in this locality, of whom 99 are male and 90, female. Clean village In December 2018, Pilerne-Marra village panchayat won the clean village award for North Goa. Panchayat The local ''panchayat'' (village authority) in Marra is jointly run with neighbouring Pilerne. It has a presence on Facebook. Local groups Local activist groups in the area include the Pilerne Citizens' Forum, which has raised issues of local governance and fairness of decision-making. Given the area's proximity to the fast-urbanising area of Porvorim Porvorim (pronounced ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilerne
Pilerne is a village situated in north Goa in the Bardez taluka of the North Goa district. It is rustic despite being fairly close to the North Goa tourist belt, and is considered a Census Town for the purposes of the Census. The village has mainly been inhabited by Goan Catholics. Area and population For the purposes of the Census, Pilerne is considered to be a Census Town. Its location area code is 626700. Pilerne (has an area of 6.54 sq.km. and a total population of 1,482 households. Its population is 5,827: 3,024 males and 2,803 females. Pilerne's under-six population is made up of 577 children: 289 boys and 288 girls. Setting Pilerne lies between green paddy fields and hillocks of the sub-district of Bardez. The village has a thick cover of teak and Sal trees native to the Western Ghats and is known for its proliferation of bird life. Some of the birds noticed here include the Asian Paradise Flycatchers, Oriental Magpie Robins, Tickell's Blue Flycatchers, Golden Oriol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Aguada
Fort Aguada is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort, along with a lighthouse, standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking the Arabian Sea. It is an ASI protected Monument of National Importance in Goa. Origins and history The fort was originally constructed in 1612 to guard against the Dutch. It was a reference point for the vessels coming from Europe at that time. This old Portuguese fort stands on the beach south of Candolim, at the shore of the Mandovi River. It was initially tasked with defense of shipping and the nearby Bardez sub-district. A freshwater spring within the fort provided water supply to the ships that used to stop by. This is how the fort got its name: Aguada, meaning watery in the Portuguese language. Crews of passing ships would often visit to replenish their freshwater stores. The Aguada Fort Lighthouse erected in 1864 is the oldest of its kind in Asia. Built in 1612, it was once the grandstand of 79 cannons. It has the capac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
