Codar is a village in the Ponda ''taluka'' (sub-district) of

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

. Codar, also spelt as Kodar, is home to the

Government Agricultural Farm.

Area, population

According to the official 2011 Census, Codar in Ponda ''taluka'' has an area of 975.28 hectares, a total of 172 households, a population of 733 (comprising 366 males and 367 females) with an under-six years population of 62 (comprising 28 boys and 34 girls).

Location

Codar is located in the eastern part of Ponda ''

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

''. Codar is to the east of

Betora Betora (or Bethora) is a village in the Ponda ''taluka'' (sub-district) of Goa. It is part of the Betora-Nirancal village ''panchayat'' (or village council) and is surrounded by Khandepar (or Candepar) and Kurti (or Curti) villages. This area is ...

and Ponda town. In the vicinity of Codar are Tisk, Nirancal, Dabal, Siddhanath Hill and Curti. It lies approx 10 km from the sub-district (''taluka'') headquarters of Ponda town, and approx 39 km away from the district

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 t ...

headquarters of

Panaji Panaji (; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary ...

Panjim Panaji (; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary ...

Local jurisdiction

Codar lies under the Bethora- Nirankal gram panchayat. It covers the areas of

Nirancal Nirancal is a village in the Ponda taluka 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 man ...

Conxem Conxem is a village in the Ponda taluka (sub-district) of Goa, India. Area, population India census, Conxem in Ponda taluka has an area of 188.19 hectares, a total of just 39 households, a population of 186 (comprising 94 males and 92 females) ...

and Codar. As of 2017, the sarpanch (village council chief) was Sushant Gaonkar and his deputy was Manda Gaude (deputy sarpanch).

References

Villages in North Goa district {{Goa-geo-stub