Ponda Baba
Ponda may refer to: * Ponda Baba, Star Wars character * Ponda, Goa, a city and a municipal council in the South Goa district of Goa, India * Ponda taluk, an administrative region of Goa, India * Ponda (Goa Assembly constituency), one of the 40 constituencies of Goa Legislative Assembly * Ponda Fort, a fort located in Ponda {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ponda Baba
Ponda may refer to: * Ponda Baba, Star Wars character * Ponda, Goa, a city and a municipal council in the South Goa district of Goa, India * Ponda taluk, an administrative region of Goa, India * Ponda (Goa Assembly constituency), one of the 40 constituencies of Goa Legislative Assembly * Ponda Fort, a fort located in Ponda {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ponda Taluk
Ponda ''taluka'' is a subdivision of the district of South Goa, Goa state, India. Its administrative headquarters is the township of Ponda. Location It is situated in central part of Goa. It hosts many educational institutes and manufacturing industries. The Belgaum-Panjim highway passes through this taluka. Ponda lies in the centre of Goa. It lies in the North Goa district. Ponda taluka is known as the home for many prominent temples in Goa. The name of the ''taluka'' (sub-district) is the same as the main town or city, which is also Ponda. ''Antruz Mahal'' Ponda has also been known as ''Antruz Mahal'', which the official NIC site says is "because of the concentration of culture, music, drama and poetry also houses the temples of Lord Mangesh (Shiva), Lord Nagesh, Lord Ganapati, Lord Ramnath and the Goddesses Mhalasa and Shantdurga" It has been called the "Hindu heart of Goa". Temples, a mosque Ponda is famous for five important temples (including Shri Mangues and Shri Mahal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ponda (Goa Assembly Constituency)
Ponda Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Ponda is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2022 2017 result 2012 result 2007 results See also * List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly * North Goa district 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 t ... References Footnotes External link * {{coord, 15.4, 74.01, display=title North Goa district Assembly constituencies of Goa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |