Priol is a village in central

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 ...

, in western

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. It is situated in Ponda

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, north of the city of Ponda. The

Mangueshi Temple Shri Manguesh temple (Devanagari: ) is located at Mangeshi Village in Priol, Ponda taluk, Goa. It is at a distance of 1 km from Mardol close to Nagueshi, 21 km from Panaji the capital of Goa, and 26 km from Margao. Shree Mangueshi ...

is located northwest of the village. From Mardol, Priol is around 2 km, Mardol is on Panaji-Ponda highway. It is 7 km from Ponda or 22 km from Panaji. The famous Kelekar family is from Priol and their famous ancestral KELEKAR HOUSE is located near Betal Temple. Another Kelekar House is situated at Nagar near Village Panchayat, which was constructed in the year 1937 by father of writer,

Ravindra Kelekar Ravindra Kelekar (7 March 1925 – 27 August 2010) was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language, though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi. A Gandhian a 2010ctivist, freedom fighter and a pioneer in the modern Konk ...

Government and politics

Priol is part of

Priol (Goa Assembly constituency) Priol Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Priol is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency), North Goa Lok Sabha cons ...

and

North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Panaji Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Goa state in western India along with South Goa. Assembly Segments Presently, North Goa Lok Sabha parliament ...

. As of 2017, its representative in the

Goa Legislative Assembly The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in India. The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. The Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly consists of 40 members. The asse ...

Govind Gaude Govind Gaude is an Indian politician. Gaude is a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Priol constituency in North Goa district as Independent member. Formerly, he was associated with Indian National Congress The Indian Nat ...

References

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