Punola is a small village or hamlet in the North Goa sub-district or taluka of Bardez. It is near the village panchayat of Ucassaim, and St. Elizabeth's Church lies just outsides its boundaries.
Punola | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Punola Location in Goa, India  Punola Punola (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15°35′N 73°48′E / 15.58°N 73.80°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GA |
| Website | goa |
Area and population
editPunola has an area of 69.41 hectares, and 199 households.[1] Its population is 864 persons, of whom 445 are male and 419 female.[1] 95 residents are under six years old, 47 boys and 48 girls.[1]
Jurisdiction
editPunola is part of the Ucassaim-Paliem-Punola village panchayat.[2]
Village classification
editSome call Punola a ward (or vaddo) of Ucassaim[3] but for census purposes, it is treated as a separate village.
Ucassaim
editUcassaim, according to an August 2017 write-up, is said to comprise village wards such as St Anthony Vaddo, Bela Flor, Souza Vaddo, Couto Vaddo, Dhumpem, Paliem 1, Paliem 2, Punola, Pelovaddo and Lourdes Vaddo.
References
edit- ^ a b c Census of India, 2011 Goa: Series 31, Part XIIB: District Census Handbook, North Goa. Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstracts. Directorate of Census Operations, Goa. 2014. p. 102.
- ^ "Ministers control panchayats in Bardez | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Isidore Domnick Mendis (30 August 2017). "Village of priests, learned people & doctors | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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