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 |
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.
Area and population
Punola 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
Punola is part of the Ucassaim-Paliem-Punola village panchayat.[2]
Village or ward?
Some call Punola a ward (or vaddo) of Ucassaim[3] but for census purposes, it is treated as a separate village.
Ucassaim
Ucassaim, 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
- 1 2 3 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.